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Induced color charge and quark propagation at Polyakov’s loop background
• V. Skalozub Oles Honchar Dnipro National University, Dnipro, Ukraine
• A. Turinov Oles Honchar Dnipro National University, Dnipro, Ukraine
Keywords: quark-gluon plasma, Polyakov loop, color symmetry, induced color charges, Schwinger-Dyson equation for quarks
Abstract
In quarkgluon plasma, the presence of the A0 (Polyakov loop (PL)) condensate results in the color Z(3) symmetry breaking and the Furry theorem violation. Due to these peculiarities, new phenomena the induced color charges and other evennumber diagram effects are realized. Using the ξ gauge, we obtain the ξ-independent twoloop effective potential W (A0classical) expressed in terms of the PL. Its minimum position detects the value of the condensate. We calculate the oneloop tadpole diagram with one gluon line and the induced color charges Qind. Having these, we investigate the influence of the color charges on quark propagation and derive and partially investigate the contribution of them into the Schwinger-Dyson equation for quarks. It is found that the presence of Qindeffectively increases the strength of the A0 potential acting on colored particles in the plasma.
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Carl Bot Discord: What is it and How it Works?
carl bot discord
Discord is an amazing application that was released 6 years ago and since then, it has become a very popular choice for messaging. It is a voice over IP messaging and distribution platform that was originally made for gamers to communicate seamlessly when they are playing the game. Let’s see carl bot discord.
You can start a server at no extra cost and share your screen to enjoy with friends and chill while you play your favorite games. When you are running a server, problems are bound to occur. To make stuff more manageable, you can use a bot that can handle stuff and make things organized. Today, we will be looking at the famous carl bot that can work to manage things. Read on to know more about the same.
Carl bot is an advanced bot that can help you in dealing with logs, chats, and reaction creating roles. It also controls the stuff getting posted, and penalizes those who are involved in spam or non-friendly activities. If you have new members, you can create a friendly environment in Discord with the use of the carl bot. Carl bot also gives you the power to perform certain operations, which is why it is widely acknowledged. However, it is not technically easy to implement this bot. If you are a novice in using Discord, try to implement the beginner level bots such as dyno bot.
Features of Carl Bot:
Log Chats
Logging messages that have occurred on your server can be done with utmost ease. You can log things such as members left, total members that have joined and many more things. Carl bot helps you in organizing such things and this way you can track as well as store a variety of things on your server.
Welcome Newly Joined Members
If you want to welcome newly joined members in a unique style, Carl bot can do the same on your behalf. You can create automatic welcome messages that will greet members when they join the channel. It can also create a message to display on the user’s screen when he/she leaves the channel. This way you can automate certain messages so even if you are busy, you can manage greeting the new members.
Assign Roles Based on Reaction
This feature can be undisputedly said as the key reason behind the popularity of the carl bot. It can define roles for the members as well as the moderators. If you have a small group, this may not be necessary but if your group is in thousands or in lacs, you must opt for this to ease out various things. Based on the message and the reaction given to it, members will be assigned a role. You can even choose roles from the available 250 roles. It can also help you in reducing spammers in your server. This way, it can help you in blacklisting/whitelisting members of your server.
AutoMod – Your Savior
If you want to maintain the decorum in your server even when you are offline, carl bot can assist you as it also possesses the AutoMod server. It will handle the server on your behalf and will punish members who will break the rules. This way, users using offensive language or sending spam messages will be warned and punished.
Also Read: Are The Rumors’ Of Discord Shutting Down True?
Establish a Permission System
A permission system can be set up to administer various command rules that too from the primary dashboard. It will help you to be peaceful and not be pestiferous to anyone. After you have successfully set up the permission system, you will not be required to interfere with it. You only need some changes if you want to update it. It can also help you in overriding the default settings without facing any additional issue.
As we have known the key features of this carl blot, let us also look at how to set up this bot.
• To begin with, visit carl.gg website through your browser.
• On the top-right corner, there will be an option named Login. Click on it and then follow it up by registering your discord server by entering a valid email address (if you have not previously registered).
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• After you have registered, click on the discord server where you want to set up the carl bot.
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• Select the features that you wish to have on your server and once have finalized them, click on Accept.
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• Now you will be able to see the carl bot on your server’s dashboard.
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• To apply the commands, visit the commands tab.
• Soon you will get familiarized with the working of carl bot, which will help you in organizing and managing stuff on your server.
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That was all about discord carl bot. The bot is very useful but requires little bit of knowledge to use it. We hope that the article has given you information that can help you in deciding about the carl bot and will help you in setting it up.
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List of Manchester United W.F.C. records and statistics
Manchester United Women Football Club is an English professional football club based in Leigh, Greater Manchester. The club was formed as a professional outfit in May 2018 and is the direct female affiliate of Manchester United F.C. This list encompasses the major honours won by Manchester United and records set by the club, their managers and their players.
All stats accurate as of match played 18 May 2024.
League
Women's Championship (Level 2): 1
* 2018–19
Cup
Women's FA Cup: 1
* 2023–24
Appearances
* Youngest first-team player: Lauren James – 16 years, 328 days (against Liverpool, League Cup, 19 August 2018)
* Oldest first-team player: Rachel Williams – 36 years, 137 days (against Chelsea, Women's Super League, 18 May 2024)
* Most consecutive League appearances: 102 – Mary Earps, 7 September 2019 – 18 May 2024
* Most consecutive League appearances (outfield player): 90 – Ella Toone, 12 February 2020 – present
Most appearances
''Competitive, professional matches only. Appearances as substitute (in parentheses) included in total.''
Goalscorers
* Most goals in a season in all competitions: 18 – Jessica Sigsworth, 2018–19
* Most League goals in a season: 17 – Jessica Sigsworth, Women's Championship, 2018–19
* Most goals scored in a match: 5
* Jessica Sigsworth v Aston Villa, Women's Championship, 9 September 2018
* Ella Toone v Leicester City, League Cup 21 November 2019
* Goals in consecutive league matches: 7 consecutive matches
* Ella Toone, 25 November 2018 to 24 March 2019
* Jessica Sigsworth, 10 March 2019 to 7 September 2019
* Youngest first-team goalscorer: Lauren James – 16 years, 349 days (against Aston Villa, Women's Championship, 9 September 2018)
* Oldest first-team goalscorer: Rachel Williams – 36 years, 131 days (against Tottenham Hotspur, FA Cup, 12 May 2024)
* Fastest goal: 14 seconds – Megan Walsh (o.g.) v Brighton & Hove Albion, Women's Super League, 12 February 2020
* Fastest hat-trick: 10 minutes 9 seconds – Jessica Sigsworth v Aston Villa, 9 September 2018
* Most hat-tricks: 2 – Ella Toone (13 February 2019 to 21 November 2019)
Overall scorers
* Competitive, professional matches only, appearances including substitutes appear in brackets.
Goalkeepers
* Most clean sheets in a season in all competitions: 19 – Siobhan Chamberlain, 2018–19
* Most League clean sheets in a season: 14 – Mary Earps, Women's Super League, 2022–23
* Clean sheets in consecutive league matches: 5 consecutive matches
* Siobhan Chamberlain, 9 September 2018 to 4 November 2018
* Mary Earps, 17 September 2022 to 6 November 2022
* Youngest first-team goalkeeper: Fran Bentley – 17 years, 155 days (against Millwall Lionesses, Women's Championship, 25 November 2018)
* Oldest first-team goalkeeper: Siobhan Chamberlain – 35 years, 257 days (against Crystal Palace, Women's Championship, 20 April 2019)
Overall clean sheets
* Competitive, professional matches only, appearances including substitutes appear in brackets.
Individual awards
The Best FIFA Goalkeeper
The following players have won The Best FIFA Goalkeeper award while playing for Manchester United:
* 🏴 Mary Earps – 2022, 2023
FIFA FIFPRO Women's World 11
The following players have been named to the FIFA FIFPRO Women's World 11 while playing for Manchester United:
* 🇺🇸 Tobin Heath – 2020
* 🏴 Mary Earps – 2023
* 🏴 Alessia Russo – 2023
* 🏴 Ella Toone – 2023
IFFHS World Team
The following players have been named to the IFFHS World Team while playing for Manchester United:
* 🏴 Mary Earps – 2023
* 🇯🇵 Hinata Miyazawa – 2023
PFA WSL Fan's Player of the Year
The following players have been named to the PFA WSL Fan's Player of the Year while playing for Manchester United:
* 🇪🇸 Ona Batlle – 2022–23
PFA Team of the Year
The following players have been named to the PFA Team of the Year while playing for Manchester United:
* 🇪🇸 Ona Batlle – 2021–22, 2022–23
* 🏴 Mary Earps – 2022–23
* 🏴 Maya Le Tissier – 2022–23
Women's Super League Golden Glove
The following players have won the Women's Super League Golden Glove while playing for Manchester United:
* 🏴 Mary Earps – 2022–23
British Honours
The following players were awarded British honours while playing for Manchester United:
* Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
* 🏴 Mary Earps – 2024
BBC Sports Awards
The following players were awarded BBC Sports Awards while playing for Manchester United:
* BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award
* 🏴 Mary Earps – 2023
Caps
* First international: Lizzie Arnot for against (30 August 2018)
* United's first international was Alex Greenwood who played against one day after Arnot played for Scotland as a Manchester United player (31 August 2018)
* United's first international was Ella Toone who played against during the 2020 Summer Olympics on 21 July 2021
* United's first non-British international was Jackie Groenen who became a Manchester United player on 1 July 2019 while representing at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup although she did not make her United debut until the season opener on 7 September 2019
* Most international caps (total): 181 – Tobin Heath – (1 while with the club)
* Most international caps as a United player: 50 – Ella Toone – (50 total caps)
Honours
UEFA European Championship
The following players have won the UEFA Women's Championship while playing for Manchester United:
* 🏴 Mary Earps – 2022
* 🏴 Alessia Russo – 2022
* 🏴 Ella Toone – 2022
UEFA–CONMEBOL Finalissima
The following players have won the Women's Finalissima while playing for Manchester United:
* 🏴 Mary Earps – 2023
* 🏴 Maya Le Tissier – 2023
* 🏴 Alessia Russo – 2023
* 🏴 Ella Toone – 2023
UEFA Women's Nations League
The following players have won the UEFA Women's Nations League while playing for Manchester United:
* 🇪🇸 Lucía García – 2023–24
Individual awards
FIFA Women's World Cup
The following players have won FIFA Women's World Cup awards while playing for Manchester United:
* FIFA Women's World Cup Golden Glove
* 🏴 Mary Earps – 2023
Highest transfer fees paid
Manchester United's record signing is Geyse, who signed for the club from Barcelona for £256,000 (€300,000) in August 2023. The fee was reportedly the fourth-largest to be paid at the time and broke the record for a South American player.
Highest transfer fees received
Manchester United's record sale is Lauren James, who signed for Chelsea for £200,000 in July 2021.
Managerial records
* First full-time manager: Casey Stoney – Stoney was named manager in June 2018. It was the former England international's first managerial role. She had previously worked as a member of Phil Neville's England backroom staff.
* Longest-serving manager: Casey Stoney – 2 years, 343 days (77 matches) (8 June 2018 to 16 May 2021)
Matches
* First competitive match: Liverpool 0–1 Manchester United, League Cup, 19 August 2018
* First League Cup match: Liverpool 0–1 Manchester United, League Cup, 19 August 2018
* First Home match (at Leigh Sports Village): Manchester United 0–2 Reading, League Cup, 25 August 2018
* First League match: Aston Villa 0–12 Manchester United, Women's Championship, 9 September 2018
* First FA Cup match: Brighton & Hove Albion 0–2 Manchester United, fourth round, 3 February 2019
* First match at Old Trafford: Manchester United 2–0 West Ham United, Women's Super League, 27 March 2021
* First European match: Manchester United 1–1 Paris Saint-Germain, Champions League second qualifying round, first leg, 10 October 2023
Record wins
* Record win: 12–0 vs Aston Villa, Women's Championship, 9 September 2018
* Record League win: 12–0 vs Aston Villa, Women's Championship, 9 September 2018
* Record FA Cup win: 6–0 vs Burnley, FA Cup fourth round, 18 April 2021
* Record League Cup win: 11–1 vs Leicester City, League Cup Group Stage, 21 November 2019
* Record home win: 11–1 vs Leicester City, League Cup Group Stage, 21 November 2019
* Record away win: 12–0 vs Aston Villa, Women's Championship, 9 September 2018
Record defeats
* Record defeat: 0–6 vs Chelsea, Women's Super League, 18 May 2024
* Record League defeat: 0–6 vs Chelsea, Women's Super League, 18 May 2024
* Record FA Cup defeat: 1–4 vs Manchester City, FA Cup fifth round, 27 February 2022
* Record League Cup defeat:
* 0–2 vs Reading, League Cup Group Stage, 25 August 2018
* 1–3 vs Liverpool, League Cup Group Stage, 7 October 2020
* 1–3 vs Chelsea, League Cup Semi-final, 2 February 2022
* Record UEFA Women's Champions League defeat:
* 1–3 vs Paris Saint-Germain, UEFA Women's Champions League second qualifying round, 18 October 2023
* Record home defeat: 0–6 vs Chelsea, Women's Super League, 18 May 2024
* Record away defeat: 0–3 vs Manchester City, Women's Super League, 12 February 2021
Streaks
* Longest unbeaten run (competitive matches): 10 matches
* 9 September 2018 to 9 December 2018
* 19 November 2022 to 12 March 2023
* Longest unbeaten run (League): 14 matches, 19 January 2020 to 17 January 2021
* Longest winning streak (competitive matches): 7 matches
* 12 December 2021 to 2 February 2022
* 19 March 2023 to 14 May 2023
* Longest winning streak (League): 10 matches, 6 January 2019 to 7 September 2019
* Longest losing streak (competitive matches): 2 matches
* 7 September 2019 to 28 September 2019
* 25 January 2020 to 2 February 2020
* 7 February 2021 to 7 March 2021
* 13 February 2022 to 5 March 2022
* 21 January 2024 to 28 January 2024
* Longest losing streak (League): 2 matches
* 7 September 2019 to 28 September 2019
* 7 February 2021 to 7 March 2021
* 17 December 2023 to 28 January 2024
* 5 May 2024 to present
* Longest drawing streak (competitive matches): 4 matches, 9 October 2021 to 17 November 2021
* Longest drawing streak (League): 3 matches, 9 October 2021 to 21 November 2021
* Longest streak without a win (competitive matches): 4 matches
* 25 January 2020 to 23 February 2020
* 9 October 2021 to 17 November 2021
* 2 February 2022 to 5 March 2022
* 6 October 2023 to 22 October 2023
* Longest streak without a win (League): 4 matches, 9 October 2021 to 12 December 2021
* Longest scoring run (competitive matches): 32 matches, 21 May 2023 to 5 May 2024
* Longest scoring run (League): 27 matches, 25 March 2023 to 5 May 2024
* Longest non-scoring run (competitive matches): 2 matches
* 7 September 2019 to 28 September 2019
* 7 February 2021 to 7 March 2021
* Longest non-scoring run (League): 2 matches
* 7 September 2019 to 28 September 2019
* 7 February 2021 to 7 March 2021
* 5 May 2024 to present
* Longest streak without conceding a goal (competitive matches):7 matches, 12 December 2021 to 2 February 2022
* Longest streak without conceding a goal (League): 5 matches
* 9 September 2018 to 4 November 2018
* 17 September 2022 to 6 November 2022
* Longest streak without a clean sheet (competitive matches): 7 matches
* 25 January 2020 to 4 October 2020
* 9 October 2021 to 12 December 2021
* Longest streak without a clean sheet (League): 5 matches, 2 February 2020 to 4 October 2020
Wins/draws/losses in a season
* Most wins in a league season: 18
* 2018–19
* 2022–23
* Most draws in a league season: 6 – 2021–22
* Most defeats in a league season: 7 – 2023–24
* Fewest wins in a league season: 7 – 2019–20
* Fewest draws in a league season: 1 – 2018–19
* Fewest defeats in a league season: 1 – 2018–19
Goals
* Most League goals scored in a season: 98 – 2018–19
* Fewest League goals scored in a season: 24 – 2019–20
* Most League goals conceded in a season: 32 – 2023–24
* Fewest League goals conceded in a season: 7 – 2018–19
Points
* Most points in a season: 56 – 2022–23
* Fewest points in a season: 23 – 2019–20
Record attendance
* Highest home attendance (at Old Trafford): 43,615 vs Manchester City, Women's Super League, 19 November 2023
* Highest home attendance (at Leigh Sports Village): 8,312 vs Arsenal, Women's Super League, 6 October 2023
* Highest away attendance: 44,259 vs Manchester City, Women's Super League, 11 December 2022
* Highest neutral attendance: 77,390 vs Chelsea, 2023 Women's FA Cup final, Wembley Stadium, 14 May 2023
* Lowest home attendance: 686 vs Durham, League Cup group stage, 5 December 2018
Key
* P = Matches played
* W = Matches won
* D = Matches drawn
* L = Matches lost
* GF = Goals for
* GA = Goals against
* Pts = Points
* Pos = Final position
* QR1 = First qualifying round
* QR2 = Second qualifying round
* GS = Group stage
* R4 = Round 4
* R5 = Round 5
* QF = Quarter-finals
* SF = Semi-finals
* RU = Runners-up
* W = Winners
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Dixon Unified School District
Dixon Unified School District is a public school district based in Solano County, California, United States. It includes Dixon High School.
List of Schools
High schools
* Dixon High School
* Maine Prairie High School (continuation school)
Middle schools
* John Knight Middle School
Elementary schools
* Silveyville (closed as of 2008)
* Anderson
* Gretchen Higgins
* Tremont
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Sebastian Vieira
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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Article: The boson peak in structural and orientational glasses of simple alcohols: Specific heat at low temperatures
Miguel A. Ramos, Cesar Talon, Sebastian Vieira
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ABSTRACT: We review in this work specific-heat experiments, that we have conducted on different hydrogen-bonded glasses during last years. Specifically, we have measured the low-temperature specific heat Cp for a set of glassy alcohols: normal and fully-deuterated ethanol, 1- and 2- propanol, and glycerol. Ethanol exhibits a very interesting polymorphism presenting three different solid phases at low temperature: a fully-ordered (monoclinic) crystal, an orientationally-disordered (cubic) crystal or 'orientational glass', and the ordinary structural glass. By measuring and comparing the low-temperature specific heat of the three phases, in the 'boson peak' range 2-10 K as well as in the tunneling-states range below 1K, we are able to provide a quantitative confirmation that ''glassy behavior'' is not an exclusive property of amorphous solids. On the other hand, propanol is the simplest monoalcohol with two different stereoisomers (1- and 2-propanol), what allows us to study directly the influence of the spatial rearrangement of atoms on the universal properties of glasses. We have measured the specific heat of both isomers, finding a noteworthy quantitative difference between them. Finally, low-temperature specific-heat data of glassy glycerol have also been obtained. Here we propose a simple method based upon the soft-potential model to analyze low-temperature specific-heat measurements, and we use this method for a quantitative comparison of all these data of glassy alcohols and as a stringent test of several universal correlations and scaling laws suggested in the literature. In particular, we find that the interstitialcy model for the boson peak [A. V. Granato, Phys. Rev. Lett. 68 (1992) 974] gives a very good account of the temperature at which the maximum in Cp/T^3 occurs. Comment: 16 pages, 2 figures, Proceedings of the 4th International Discussion Meeting on Relaxations in Complex Systems, Hersonissos (Crete), June 2001. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids (accepted for publication)
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ABSTRACT: A scanning tunnelling microscope (STM) at low temperatures is used to fabricate and measure the electronic transport properties of atomic wires up to 7 atoms in length. We observe that the conductance of these wires, which at zero bias voltage is 2e2/h, as corresponds to ballistic electron transport through a single conductance quantum channel, drops sharply at a well-defined voltage due to the inelastic scattering of electrons with phonons. This behaviour is characteristic of one-dimensional systems, where an electron can interact only with a phonon of a well-defined wavenumber. We find that the frequency of this phonon and the magnitude of the interaction depend strongly on the state of strain of the wire. We also explore the energy exchange mechanism between electrons and phonons in the wire itself which causes heating in these nanostructures.
Chemical Physics - CHEM PHYS. 01/2002; 281(2):231-234.
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Article: Tunneling spectroscopy in small grains of superconducting MgB2
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ABSTRACT: We report on tunneling spectroscopy experiments in small grains of the new binary intermetallic superconductor MgB2. Experiments have been performed at 2.5 K using a low temperature scanning tunneling microscope. Good fit to the BCS model is obtained, with a gap value of 2 meV. In the framework of this model, this value should correspond to a surface critical temperature of 13.2 K. No evidence of gap anisotropy has been found. Comment: 3 pages with 3 figures, resubmitted to Phys.Rev.Lett 28-February
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Article: Plasma homocysteine in patients of migraine without aura.
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ABSTRACT: Few studies have studied the role of homocysteine in migraineurs and have produced conflicting results. The MTHFR C677T genotype has been associated with increased risk of migraine in selected clinical samples. We assessed the association of the MTHFR C677T variant with migraine, the corresponding homocysteine levels and their correlation. We studied 27 random adult migraineurs with aura (MWA), migraine without aura (MWOA), and 32 non-migraineurs (controls) from Lahore, Pakistan in this pilot study which is still under progress. We found significant differences in homocysteine levels between various diagnostic groups (K-W test: p=0.005). One-way ANOVA, post-hoc tests revealed significant differences in homocysteine levels between Non-migraineurs, MWA (p=0.002, CI: 1.93 - 9.19) and MWoA (p=0.002, CI: -9.19 - -1.9). We found a significant association between the migraine group and C677T-MTHFR variant mutant allele (C/T) (p=0.039). We did not find a significant association between C677T-MTHFR variant and homocysteine levels. In this pilot study, we found plasma homocysteine levels to be significantly associated with MWOA. Additionally, plasma homocysteine levels were lower in MWA than in MWOA. Furthermore, we did not find a relationship between homocysteine levels and the MTHFR variant (SNP rs1801133). Lastly, there may be a relationship between the MTHFR variant (SNP rs1801133) and migraine in this population.
Journal of Ayub Medical College, Abbottabad: JAMC 22(2):52-5.
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PART FIRST.
ANCIENT HISTORY OF SILK.
CHAPTER I.
SPINNING, DYEING, AND WEAVING.
Whether Silk is mentioned in the Old Testament—Earliest Clothing—Coats of Skin, Tunic, Simla—Progress of Invention—Chinese chronology relative to the Culture of Silk—Exaggerated statements—Opinions of Mailla, Le Sage, M. Lavoisnè, Rev. J. Robinson, Dr. A. Clarke, Rev. W. Hales, D.D., Mairan, Bailly, Guignes, and Sir William Jones—Noah supposed to be the first emperor of China—Extracts from Chinese publications—Silk Manufactures of the Island of Cos—Described by Aristotle—Testimony of Varro—Spinning and Weaving in Egypt—Great ingenuity of Bezaleel and Aholiab in the production of Figured Textures for the Jewish Tabernacle—Skill of the Sidonian women in the Manufacture of Ornamental Textures—Testimony of Homer—Great antiquity of the Distaff and Spindle—The prophet Ezekiel's account of the Broidered Stuffs, etc. of the Egyptians—Beautiful eulogy on an industrious woman—Helen the Spartan, her superior skill in the art of Embroidery—Golden Distaff presented her by the Egyptian queen Alcandra—Spinning a domestic occupation in Miletus—Theocritus's complimentary verses to Theuginis on her industry and virtue—Taste of the Roman and Grecian ladies in the decoration of their Spinning Implements—Ovid's testimony to the skill of Arachne in Spinning and Weaving—Method of Spinning with the Distaff—Described by Homer and Catullus—Use of Silk in Arabia 500 years after the flood—Forster's testimony 1
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HISTORY OF THE SILK MANUFACTURE CONTINUED TO THE 4TH CENTURY.
SPINNING, DYEING, AND WEAVING.—HIGH DEGREE OF EXCELLENCE ATTAINED IN THESE ARTS.
Testimony of the Latin poets of the Augustan age—Tibullus—Propertius—Virgil—Horace—Ovid—Dyonisius Perigetes—Strabo. Mention of silk by authors in
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Graham rips Trump over anti-Muslim videos: 'The antidote to terrorism is not racism' | TheHill
Sen. Graham on President Trump’s anti-Muslim retweets: “The antidote to terrorism is not racism and religious bigotry” https://t.co/IbeHtXYTz4 Sen. Lindsey GrahamLindsey Olin GrahamPelosi warns Mnuchin to stop 'illegal' .3B cut to foreign aid Graham warns Trump on Taliban deal in Afghanistan: Learn from 'Obama's mistakes' Appropriators warn White House against clawing back foreign aid MORE (R-S.C.) on Thursday called President Trump’s decision to share unverified videos purporting to show violence committed by Muslims “inappropriate,” and “very unhelpful” in the war on terrorism. “The one thing I’ve learned after 42 trips to the region is that the antidote to terrorism is not racism and religious bigotry. When you embrace religious bigotry, when you say that all Muslims are the same, then you’re undercutting our effort to win the war,” Graham said on CNN. Trump on Wednesday retweeted videos posted by Jayda Fransen, a leader of the far-right Britain First. The group is considered a fringe entity in the U.K., and Fransen has been convicted of a hate crime. The tweets set off a massive backlash against the president on both sides of the Atlantic. U.S. civil rights leaders accused Trump of fanning anti-Muslim sentiment, and the British government condemned the tweets at the highest level. The White House defended Trump's tweets, with press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders downplaying the issue of whether the videos were real or not. "I'm not talking about the nature of the video,” she said Thursday. “I think you're focusing on the wrong thing. The threat is real and that is what the president is talking about." Graham said Thursday that the United States’s Muslim allies “would have to be disappointed” that Trump chose to share the videos. He added that he understands the concerns of British Prime Minister Theresa May, who condemned Trump for sharing the videos, calling the decision "wrong." “I think it was very inappropriate for the President of the United States to retweet these videos, because they just breed hatred and contempt,” Graham said. View the discussion thread. The Hill 1625 K Street, NW Suite 900 Washington DC 20006 | 202-628-8500 tel | 202-628-8503 fax The contents of this site are ©2019 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc.
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Run rule if file different file exists
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Run rule if file different file exists Wed Sep 08, 2021 6:35 pm • by walkme70
Is there a way to complete the rule is a file exist in a certain location.
Basically, after dropping 100s of files into a location the rule will determine and create a folder based on the name of the file dropped. When that's complete I want to then move this folder to a specific NAS mount depending on the name.
I Have the two rules running and working, however the move doesn't wait until all the file have been sorted and processed.
So my logic was, if the rule only moves the folder when ALL files have been sorted this would solve the issue. or even when the rules 1 is not matched any longer.
Probably over thinking and you have a simple solution. I did look at applescript, but this doesn't return the value to all a decision process.
Any thought,
Many thanks.
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Re: Run rule if file different file exists Thu Sep 09, 2021 8:55 am • by Mr_Noodle
Why create a new folder only to move it? How about sorting the file directly into the folder at the final destination?
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Re: Run rule if file different file exists Thu Sep 09, 2021 5:08 pm • by walkme70
These reason is that I seem to get the -number on the end of the folder name otherwise when moving it, as there is no merge function.
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Re: Run rule if file different file exists Fri Sep 10, 2021 9:55 am • by Mr_Noodle
That would suggest that you would still move the file into the folder directly. Say the folders are all under a common folder X. You would move to folder X then use Sort into subfolder to sort into the correct folder. That action will create the folder as needed or use the existing one.
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Canadian Women's Army Corps
The Canadian Women's Army Corps was a non-combatant branch of the Canadian Army for women, established during the Second World War, with the purpose of releasing men from those non-combatant roles in the Canadian armed forces as part of expanding Canada's war effort. Most women served in Canada but some served overseas, most in roles such as secretaries, mechanics, cooks and so on. The CWAC was finally abolished as a separate corps in 1964 when women were fully integrated into the Canadian armed forces. The headquarters of the CWAC was based in Goodwin House in Ottawa.
History
The Canadian Women's Army Corps (CWAC) was authorized on 13 August 1941, in response to a shortage of personnel caused by the increase in the size of Canada's navy, army and air force. The founding driving force to the unit's creation was Mrs. Joan Kennedy, of Victoria, British Columbia. She initially faced a great deal of opposition from conventional (male) military authorities. One senior army officer sneered at the very idea of what he called a "petticoat army." At first the organization was named the Canadian Women's Auxiliary Corps and was not an official part of the armed forces. On 13 March 1942, female volunteers were inducted into the Canadian Army and became the Canadian Women's Army Corps. They wore a cap badge of three maple leaves, and collar badges of the goddess Athena.
A February 1943 CWAC advertisement in the Edmonton Journal noted that prospective recruits had to be in excellent health, at least 5 ft tall and 105 lb (or within 10 lb above or below the standard of weight laid down in medical tables for different heights), with no dependents, a minimum of Grade 8 education, aged 18 to 45, and a British subject, as Canadians were at that time. Since women were not allowed to enter in combat of any kind the CWACs worked as secretaries, clerks, canteen workers, vehicle drivers and many other non-combat military jobs. They were only paid two-thirds of what the men were paid in the same occupation (this figure later became four-fifths).
CWACs served overseas, first in 1942 in Washington, DC, and then with the Canadian Army in the United Kingdom. In 1944 CWACs served in Italy and in 1945 in northwest Europe, usually as clerks in headquarters establishments. After VE Day, more served with Canadian occupation forces in Germany. Approximately 3000 served Canada overseas. While no members of the CWAC were killed in action, four were wounded in a German V-2 missile attack on Antwerp in 1945. "The CWAC was the largest force with 22,000 members, followed by the Air Force Women's Division with 17,000 and the WRCNS with just under 7,000." In August 1946 the CWACs were disbanded. The Canadian Women's Army Corps was re-designated The Canadian Women's Army Corps on 22 March 1948. The Canadian Women's Army Corps reverted to the Canadian Women's Army Corps on 18 Apr 1955. The CWACS were disbanded for good in 1964.
Uniforms
The CWAC had many jobs with different uniforms. A canteen worker could wear overalls, a radioman could wear the battledress trousers and the battledress jacket (most common). Uniforms came in many different forms. Home front women usually wore dress skirts (or trousers) and round hats. If it was a job that meant getting your hands dirty, such as working on an engine of an airplane or vehicle, they would wear normal hardy clothing.
Official regulations regarding uniforms were that the women must wear a: "Khaki greatcoat, barathea skirt and hip-length jacket, peak cap with high crown, and a cap badge with three maple leaves on a stem on which was inscribed 'Canadian Women's Army Corps'. Helmeted head of Athene appears on buttons and badges."
Postwar
After the Second World War, the CWAC and other military organizations were disbanded as women were finally incorporated into the Canadian Forces (CF). "The perceived unsuitability of women for military service, because of their alleged physical weakness and emotional instability in the face of danger, [was] an assumption which [had] been misused to justify the exclusion of women from active military duty."
With the changing tide of Canadian culture towards equality of the sexes, women were finally able to achieve full access to combative roles. No longer believed to be too weak or fragile to be engaged in conflict and confined solely to their homes and families, women were finally given their chance to participate fully in the Canadian military.
Today, Canadian women still represent only a small fraction of the total population of the Canadian Forces. However, the CF is committed to following the principles laid out in the Canadian Constitution, guaranteeing "that every citizen has equal rights and responsibilities", which has led the "Canadian Forces to expand employment opportunities for women. The ultimate responsibility of the CF, however, remains the maintenance of national security."
Effect on equality within Canada
The CWAC and other military organizations were aimed at attracting young women into the Canadian forces during the Second World War, and paved the way for women's future involvement in combat. With tens of thousands of women involved in these organizations, it provided Canadian women with the opportunity to do their part in a global conflict. Although their involvement was critical to the Allied victory, it did not change the power dynamics within Canada regarding military involvement. Sexism returned following the war, forcing women in Canada, and across the world, back into their homes and kitchens. "Women's admittance to the army in World War II had not brought about a change in the distribution of power between the sexes in Canada." The freedom they had experienced during the war was over—it was time to return to their "normal" and "proper" domestic duties. Other scholars argue that the Second World War provided women with the first large-scale opportunity to leave their parents' homes, husbands, and children to engage in paid labour. Never before had this happened at such a high rate for women. This mass exodus of women from Canadian households allowed the women to forge new identities as military service women and munitions workers because of their newfound ability to earn a paycheque doing work in the public sphere. This brief period of freedom provided women across the world with the ability to enter into the public sphere and would eventually drive some to become part of the women's liberation movement—a key aspect of second-wave feminism.
Related organizations
This corps was allied with the Women's Royal Army Corps.
Memorials
Canadian Women's Army Corps (2000) by André Gauthier is a 6 ft-high bronze statue in front of the Kitchener Armoury in Kitchener, Ontario.
Erected by local ex-servicewomen, a memorial in Salmon Arm, BC, was dedicated on 14 August 2000 to all Canadian women who served in the First and Second World Wars and the Korean War.
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Talk:Jesus/Archive 123
Criticism section falls short of FA quality
Another editor made a good faith attempt to address the tag I added to the criticism section (see above), but the section simply reads generally as a "list of people who have criticized Jesus." Besides two Bertrand Russell passages, the section does not summarize what their criticism actually was (which reflects the name of the section). Also, the section should be well-written to adhere to the article's current FA status. I should eventually be able to get to it, but I added the tag in case other editors want to tackle it in the meantime.
If I might ask, could we leave the tag until a consensus of editors here agrees the section has been brought to FA standards? Thanks, Airborne84 (talk) 16:50, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
* Unless things have changed recently, if you want FA status, there shouldn't be a criticism section at all. Any criticism is, ideally, dispersed in the article where its relevant.Farsight001 (talk) 18:46, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
* As Farsight001 said Featured Articles are not supposed to have Criticism sections at all. They are a magnet for POV and sloppy editing. If you look at the history of the article, when it was promoted to FA it didn't have a Criticism section at all. The current one should be removed. Any "facts" that aren't currently in the rest of the article and meet RS and notability standards should be incorporated in the appropriate sections.Marauder40 (talk) 18:49, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
* I don't see where in the FA guidelines does it say that there shouldn't be a criticism section, but I agree that it is probably not necessary. I wouldn't oppose having it removed.--FutureTrillionaire (talk) 19:13, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
* It's not a rule, more of a strong suggestion. Read WP:CRITS. They can't always be avoided, but in cases like this they can easily be woven into the article and/or the corresponding daughter article.Marauder40 (talk) 20:30, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
* Agreed. This is a dumping ground for all the "this is stupid" comments that people are too lazy to put in their proper places. From the History, this section was added within the last 6 months. Ckruschke (talk) 19:17, 10 April 2014 (UTC)Ckruschke
* I'm also not opposed to moving relevant and properly sourced criticism to the article and removing the section. What would not be best, however, is to simply delete the criticism section and everything in it. I think that would cause the article to fall short of Featured Article criterions 1.b., 1.c., and 1.d. On the other hand, the section itself provides (or should provide) a summary of another article with associated link, so it is not unreasonable to simply improve it. I'm ok with either. Again, I don't mind working on it, but I don't have time right now. If the other editors want to give me about a week, I'll be able to reshape this section or remove it and place relevant criticism elsewhere. Airborne84 (talk) 10:09, 11 April 2014 (UTC)
* In the version of the article that passed FA candidacy (and thus meets the FA criteria), a paragraph about criticisms of Jesus was in the "other views" section. If nobody opposes, I will delete the current criticism section and restore the material that was in the "other views" section as a temporary solution to the problem. --FutureTrillionaire (talk) 17:01, 11 April 2014 (UTC)
* That sounds good to me. Marauder40 (talk) 17:53, 11 April 2014 (UTC)
Isn't that just sweeping the problem back under the rug? It will yet remain, even hidden. Why not improve the article instead? Someone came along some time ago after the article reached FA status and realized all noticeable aspects of the article were not covered. It may be that they didn't know enough to bring up FA criterion 1, but it will likely come up again. I won't argue if the consensus of editors wants to just revert to the version before someone intervened, but IMO, it's treating the symptom and not the underlying problem. Airborne84 (talk) 18:05, 11 April 2014 (UTC)
* You are misreading. What was being proposed is that the "Criticism" section be removed since it isn't appropriate in Feature Articles and returned to where it was in the FA version and that would get expanded upon. I don't think FutureTrillionaire was saying to wholesale revert to the FA version. Most of the section that is now the Criticism section was in the Feature Article version just under the section "Other Views".Marauder40 (talk) 18:13, 11 April 2014 (UTC)
* Most of the users in this thread seem to be saying that the content in the criticism section should be moved elsewhere. I'm guessing the best place to move it to would be the "other views" section. I'm not sure where else could they go.--FutureTrillionaire (talk) 18:31, 11 April 2014 (UTC)
* Criticism sections aren't "inappropriate" for Featured Articles, but I'll also agree they are not always the best ways to present information. I don't disagree with moving the information in that section to "other views" in principle, but perhaps a slight change will make it more cogent. Moving the material to "other views" right now puts it under the "Religious perspectives" section, which would not be appropriate. So, I propose to change the "Religious perspectives" section to "Non-Christian perspectives" which can better comprise religious and non-religious views, and move the material in question to that section, naming it something other than "Criticism" which, admittedly, could turn into a "troll-magnet". I'll give it a go and other editors can let me know if I've gone astray. Airborne84 (talk) 14:35, 12 April 2014 (UTC)
* I went with the more abstract "Perspectives on Jesus" versus "Non-Christian perspectives" as I didn't realize that Christian views were also represented in that section. I hope the result is acceptable to editors here. The criticism section is no longer; the material is now in "other views" and features slightly changed prose.
* There is still room to expand on what Jesus's detractors actually said, which started this discussion (in the deletion of some of that material, albeit poorly integrated). I'll leave that for others to deal with. Best, Airborne84 (talk) 15:02, 12 April 2014 (UTC)
* Nice job. Everything looks good to me.--FutureTrillionaire (talk) 00:46, 13 April 2014 (UTC)
Lead
I believe the following sentence should be removed from the lead: "He is also a major figure in Islam." It is unnecessary, given that the final paragraph explains that Jesus is considered a prophet in Islam; a prophet is by definition a "major figure." Since the main importance of Jesus is to Christianity, there is no need for the additional, redundant mention of Islamic views. FreeKnowledgeCreator (talk) 20:33, 13 April 2014 (UTC)
* Completely agree. As you say, it's completely redundant in the lead. --Hazhk Talk to me 23:23, 13 April 2014 (UTC)
* I'm just going to go ahead and remove the sentence. Strangely, I'm not sure why this article was being used as a citation for that statement, considering as it doesn't even mention Islam. -- Hazhk Talk to me 23:32, 13 April 2014 (UTC)
Aramaic (Classical Syriac)
Aramaic (Classical Syriac) and East Syriac, which are ancestral to West Syriac, render the pronunciation of the same letters as ܝܫܘܥ isho (išo) /iʃoʔ/. The Aramaic Bible (c. 200 AD) or the Peshitta preserve this same spelling. These texts were translated from the Greek, but the name is not a simple transliteration of the Greek form because Greek did not have an "sh" [ʃ] sound, and substituted [s]; and likewise lacked and therefore omitted the final ‘ayin sound [ʕ]. Moreover, Eusebius reports that Jesus's student Matthew wrote a gospel "in the Hebrew language". (Note, scholars typically argue the word "Hebrew" in the New Testament refers to Aramaic.) The Aramaic of the Peshitta does not distinguish between Joshua and Jesus, and the Lexicon of William Jennings gives the same form ܝܫܘܥ isho (išo) for both names. The Hebrew final letter ayin ע is equivalent to final ܥ in Classical Syriac and East Syriac. It can be argued that the Aramaic speakers who used this name had a continual connection to the Aramaic-speakers in communities founded by the apostles and other students of Jesus, thus independently preserved his historical name Isho. Still the Churches following East Syrian Rite preserves the name Isho.
Can't see any strong consensus for not adding it at the talk history. Hafspajen (talk) 04:20, 18 May 2014 (UTC)
* We've been over this a dozen times. There are no primary sources which provide a reference to Jesus in any language other than Greek. This is why we do not include various reconstructions of Hebrew or Aramaic (or Arabic). ReformedArsenal (talk) 17:47, 18 May 2014 (UTC)
Jesus's family
Is there any reason why discussion of Jesus's biological father should not be admitted to the article? From reliable sources of course. Forgive me if I missed it, but I didn't see any mention of this in the article.
I did see some discussions in the archives. They seemed a bit polarized with talk of POV. However, multiple ideas can exist in a Wikipedia article, so I don't see why it could not be noted that most Christians believe x, and other sources have discussed y and z.
In the absence of y and z, it seems that one of the elements of a Featured Article, that it be comprehensive, falls a bit short here. Airborne84 (talk) 18:25, 8 April 2014 (UTC)
* If it's discussed by WP:RS, I don't see why not. EvergreenFir (talk) 03:01, 9 April 2014 (UTC)
* Since there is no WP:PRIMARY documentation, other than the bible, and various religious tradition, any specific ideas would obviously be nothing more than conjecture. For the general concept of having a biological male parent though (IE criticism of the virgin birth muth), it is discussed in depth in various sub-articles Virgin_birth_of_Jesus Genealogy_of_Jesus. Per WP:WEIGHT, thats probably sufficient, as the vast vast vast majority of scholarly writing about Jesus are not discussing his biological father. This is doubly so if you are thinking specifically of Tiberius_Iulius_Abdes_Pantera which is a view held by just that one author pretty much (The more general idea, that Mary was raped/seduced by some anonymous roman soldier, while a plausible bit of history, is no more documented or likely than any other hundreds/thousands of plausible theories). The other obvious choice is Joseph as the biological father through pre-marital sex, and while also plausible has no evidence to back it up. Gaijin42 (talk) 03:37, 9 April 2014 (UTC)
* Well said Gaijin42 - we have no extra-Biblical source for Jesus' father. IMO better to be silent rather than open it up to all kinds of "fan fiction". Ckruschke (talk) 17:24, 9 April 2014 (UTC)Ckruschke
* Yet that opens the article to a charge of POV. For it only provides one point of view currently for Jesus's father: the Christian view. As for speculation, if it is informed speculation by reliable sources, I don't see a problem. Geza Vermes speculated on a variety of possible alternatives for Jesus's resurrection between the extremes that it happened according to Christian tradition and it didn't happen at all. He did so based on context, historical analysis, and probabilities. Given his credentials, that would not fall under the category of "fan fiction." In any case, we don't have any material at hand to specifically discuss yet. I was simply testing the waters, so to speak.Airborne84 (talk) 07:52, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
* Vermes is certainly a scholar and writer whos opinion is worth talking about to see if it is fit for inclusion on this topic. You mentioned his views on Resurrection etc, but did not say anything about what he might have said about Jesus' birth. If you have some material from him, or others of similar quality, then certainly we can discuss them. I do however think WP:WEIGHT might be an issue. This is the top level article for a HUGE topic. the Historical Jesus has its own entire article, along with the other two articles I mentioned above where this type of content would be more appropriate to discuss in detail. In this article, it has to be balanced proportionally with all the writing on Jesus, and frankly, it would be a one or two sentence mention, if at all IMO. Gaijin42 (talk) 19:36, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
* All fair points and I agree. I don't have much material at hand now, but perhaps will get to it at some point. Thanks for your input. Airborne84 (talk) 17:14, 14 April 2014 (UTC)
I added material from Geza Vermes, E. P. Sanders, and Reza Aslan, noting why the two points of view exist on the matter of paternity. I kept it short as per Gaijin42's thoughts. These historians have much more to say here, such as discussion on why some of the Gospels take pains to outline Joseph's lineage back to David (apparently to establish a royal bloodline to Jesus), but then ignore that by claiming a virgin birth. They also have a great deal of discussion about what the gospels have to say about this matter. However, it seemed too much for here, and much of it is already laid out at the article on Joseph. It would be possible to put some additional material into notes in this article, of course. Best, Airborne84 (talk) 07:18, 23 May 2014 (UTC)
Talk:List_of_Palestinians
Hi, please could editors here kindly weigh in at the RfC discussion linked above? Oncenawhile (talk) 12:33, 23 May 2014 (UTC)
Greek pronunciation?
Does anyone have an IPA pronunciation for the Koine name? Seems like something we should have in etymology if not lead. --JFH (talk) 02:45, 24 May 2014 (UTC)
Rabbi
What qualifications were needed to qualify as a Jewish Rabbi, and are there any evidence that Jesus did Rabbi training? <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 23:36, 28 May 2014 (UTC)
* Well, back then, with the large number of universities and governments organizing over the internet, it was no trouble for Jesus to get a online degree from the Yeshivas Rabbeinu Yisrael Meir HaKohen Rabbinical seminary.
* In all seriousness, Roman dominated Judea bordered on what we'd now call a third world country. There weren't really many institutions to officially declare someone a rabbi or not. The Sadducees and Pharisees were doing well to simply maintain their own orthodoxies in the face of each other as well as the Essenes, Zealots, and Hellenistic Jews; and each group was doing well enough to make their beliefs known. If a guy had a bunch of people calling him "teacher" in Aramaic, he was a rabbi (rabbi just means "teacher"). It's only after the destruction of the Jewish Temple in 70 CE that Rabbinic Judaism became a thing (and even then, there were only three Yeshivas, or rabbinical schools, from the third to thirteenth centuries). Ian.thomson (talk) 23:56, 28 May 2014 (UTC)
Existence
The example given after 'For example, the same "argument from ignorance" could apply' is illogical and irrelevant. Socrates cannot be used as a parallel to Jesus' case as Socrates (as mentioned in the example) DID have several contemporary accounts. Also, this has nothing to do with argument from ignorance in general.
* I would agree that the comparison to Socrates should either be cited to a reliable source, which it is not at the moment, or removed.Smeat75 (talk) 16:03, 23 July 2014 (UTC)
Birthplace
The supposed census has no historical support. Likewise Bethlehem as a birthplace. Not unless we count the contradictory narratives of Luke and Matthew. John and Mark make no mention of Bethlehem. Most historians who have expressed an opinion (as opposed to "biblical scholars" whose agenda is obvious) note the unlikelihood of Jesus having been born in Bethlehem. It was a long way to travel, there was no good reason to do so, the means of travel impractical and so on. Likewise the massacre of innocents and flight to Egypt. No historical sources.
However, if one were attempting to construct a narrative consistent with popular beliefs about the Messiah, Bethlehem and Egypt must be worked into the story. Regardless of fact.
I don't think we should list Bethlehem as a birthplace without noting the unlikelihood of this. --Pete (talk) 22:44, 22 July 2014 (UTC)
* The actual article refers to Luke and Matthew placing the nativity in Bethlehem, not that it definitely really did happen there. I think you are referring to a back and forth about categories that has been going on the last few days. The category "People born in Bethlehem" does not say "People who were born in Bethlehem, 100% for sure" it could be taken to mean "People whose birth is said to have been in Bethlehem". Anyway the information in the article is much more important than categories in my opinion.Smeat75 (talk) 23:05, 22 July 2014 (UTC)
* I would highly recommend keeping some traditional content such as the categories removed. Mark and John don't recount the birth of Jesus. -- JudeccaXIII (talk) 23:54, 22 July 2014 (UTC)
* Santa Claus is traditionally said to reside at the North Pole, but Wikipedia does not state it as a fact. Matthew and Luke have quite different nativity stories. It is impossible to align them in any plausible way. But if we regard them as narratives without the need for actual truth, that's fine. Jesus himself uses similar stories - the mote and beam, for example - to illustrate various points in ways that his audience could understand and appreciate. We can easily accept that Jesus was said by the author of Mark to have been born in Bethlehem in the same way that Santa Claus is said to be a resident of the North Pole. Not in a factual sense, but a metaphorical way that is patently untrue but coloured for narrative effect.
* However, if we are reporting fables, then we cannot report them as facts. --Pete (talk) 00:30, 23 July 2014 (UTC)
* Yea, really appreciate your smart ass comment. JudeccaXIII (talk) 00:47, 23 July 2014 (UTC)
* I wasn't aware I'd made one, but thank you anyway. I've just checked and the Santa Claus article, while being an entertaining read, does not record him in the category of North Pole residents --Pete (talk) 00:50, 23 July 2014 (UTC)
* Santa Claus doesn't have hundreds of texts from Egypt to Syria or mainly the Middle East in general based on him. Also, Santa didn't have an empire built under his name, just some western folklore attributed to him. Since you like to bracket Santa Claus, you should read the article yourself to build some intellectual foundation inside that empty head of yours. -- JudeccaXIII (talk) 01:43, 23 July 2014 (UTC)
* Ah. I see now. The cult of Santa Claus is as real as Christianity, and has as many popular narratives to depict the existence and the philosophy. Some of these cannot be true. This sort of thing applies to all major cults. Buddha cannot possibly have performed all the feats attributed to him. Likewise Muhammad. We have a duty to list and describe the most popular narratives, but only the staunchest supporters of each would claim them to be true, and hence we follow NPOV in giving due weight to such claims. --Pete (talk) 05:50, 23 July 2014 (UTC)
* But, getting back to the subject in hand. We don't have any contemporary accounts of the birth of Jesus, and those that were recorded after his death are contradictory. The historical references - including the Gospels - overwhelmingly describe him as Jesus of Nazareth or the Nazarene. There seems to be little doubt as to his residence before his ministry, and few serious historians place much credence in the stories linking him to Bethlehem, let alone Egypt. --Pete (talk) 05:56, 23 July 2014 (UTC)
* You talk about NPOV, yet you call religious sects. "cults". Simply, you want to remove traditional content because what you believe is false based on who scholars? from where?. Anyone can believe in anything based on whatever religious sect they are part of, it is their personal choice. Text and artifacts are what keep scholars alive in their job, but their personal opinion is what makes them different from other scholars. The debate of Jesus's birthplace is as debatable as creationism. -- JudeccaXIII (talk) 06:18, 23 July 2014 (UTC)
* Well, I was looking for a useful word to link Santa Claus, Christianity, Buddhism and Islam. "a person or thing that is popular or fashionable among a particular group or section of society." It's just a word. It's not a matter of what I personally believe is true or false. Hell, I could be wrong. NPOV is about finding reliable sources and seeing what their opinions are. I'm not seeing a real lot of scholarly support for the Bethlehem notion. --Pete (talk) 09:18, 23 July 2014 (UTC)
* I just want to clarify, for myself and possibly for others who may read this - this discussion is about categories, right? It doesn't say anywhere in the article that Jesus was born in Bethlehem as a historical fact or the flight to Egypt, does it?Smeat75 (talk) 16:00, 23 July 2014 (UTC)
* Yes. --Pete (talk) 18:46, 23 July 2014 (UTC)
New Section 8
I propose to add an 8th section providing a brief synopsis of the differences between historical, classic archaeological, archaeological and theological approaches to the study of the past, with pertinent academic references. The scholarly references used in this article are strongly biased to a single approach consisting largely of theological exegesis ("historical-critical") methodologies as contextualised by faith-based perspectives and old school classical archaeology. This does NOT reflect the breadth or depth of mainstream modern historical or archaeological theory, data collection or analysis in early first century research. There are many critics of the scholarly approach taken by the theologians mentioned in this article, of their findings, and their extrapolations, especially where these are derived from selective use of historical and archaeological research conducted by other professionals from outside of theological circles. It is broadly accepted in (non-theological) archaeological circles, for example, that there is no evidence of Jesus, period. Recognition of the absence of knowledge allows us to accurately devise means to effectively pursue new knowledge. To not mention this is a disservice to the readers of this article, and antithetical to the purpose of Wikipedia. A more balanced approach is necessary to allow the reader to understand the topic more thoroughly. Thoughts? If there are no substantive objections I'll add the new section in 48 hours. --IseeEwe (talk) 06:45, 1 August 2014 (UTC)
* It is broadly accepted in (non-theological) archaeological circles, for example, that there is no evidence of Jesus, period. Do you mean "there is no archaeological evidence for Jesus?" No there isn't and there is no reason why there should be. If you mean "there is no evidence of Jesus at all" exactly the opposite is true. "Graeme Clarke, Emeritus Professor of Classical (Ancient) History and Archaeology at Australian National University has stated "Frankly, I know of no ancient historian or biblical historian who would have a twinge of doubt about the existence of a Jesus Christ - the documentary evidence is simply overwhelming...Co-director of Ancient Cultures Research Centre at Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia Alanna Nobbs has stated "While historical and theological debates remain about the actions and significance of this figure, his fame as a teacher, and his crucifixion under the Roman prefect Pontius Pilate, may be described as historically certain." For instance (they are historians) There is no debate among historians about Jesus' existence.Smeat75 (talk) 13:17, 1 August 2014 (UTC)
* All the references in this article, including the ones you cite, come from one school (albeit a vocal one with many practitioners)of historical methodology. There are many other philosophical, theoretical and methodological approaches in academic history and archaeology, with a diversity of opinions on this question. It is disingenuous to continue to assert that "scholars" exist as a singular homogeneous group, that other schools of thought do not exist, and that other forms of knowledge development utterly outside the context of the historical-critical approach are unable to contribute meaningfully to this conversation. The editors of this page do not take into consideration other schools of historical and archaeological research. This is an encyclopaedic endeavour. Nuanced, dissenting and different reliable, verifiable, cited and relevant studies can not be bared, nor dismissed. --IseeEwe (talk) 20:14, 1 August 2014 (UTC)
* I'm puzzled. If you could strip away all the jargon and give us the guts of your position, that would help. --Pete (talk) 20:23, 1 August 2014 (UTC)
* I just did. This is not the place to discuss the content or findings of this article. All I am trying to do, stated very simply is to point out that saying something is true because "It is written on paper, I say so, all my friends say so, and all the people like me say so" is not how academia works. Archaeologists, sociologists, anthropologists, philosophers of science and scholars in other fields, outside of biblical studies, question simple textual and linguistic analysis as a means to understand history. Western biblical scholars say Jesus is historical, others do not. I wish to present the case that there are other opinions that must be taken into consideration and to provide references for the reader. --IseeEwe (talk) 03:14, 2 August 2014 (UTC)
* So how does this relate to NPOV, which seems to be adequately covered in the article? --Pete (talk) 05:13, 2 August 2014 (UTC)
* Western biblical scholars say Jesus is historical, others do not. This is a complete fallacy, historians say Jesus was historical, I have already given you two examples, there are no historians who say that Jesus was not historical.Smeat75 (talk) 11:25, 2 August 2014 (UTC)
* How is it a fallacy? Do you personally know every historian in the world. Did you count them, take a vote, or ask them? There are substantive, verifiable, external, academic and well-regarded scholars and schools that lie beyond historical-critical literary studies of the bible. There are a lot of historians who say Jesus was not historical. They can not be discounted by you. We will return to this after external editorial review and perhaps even formal arbitration are finalized at Historicity of Jesus --IseeEwe (talk) 03:17, 3 August 2014 (UTC)
* There are a lot of historians who say Jesus was not historical. Who?Smeat75 (talk) 05:41, 3 August 2014 (UTC)
* I'm quite sceptical about the historicity of Jesus (in other words, I think there was so much baggage attached to a very small kernel that it may well be spurious to identify the kernel with the person). But if you want sceptical opinions to be included, you need to provide actual sources, not just sweeping opinions (even ones I tend to agree with ;-). --Stephan Schulz (talk) 12:04, 2 August 2014 (UTC)
* Hi Stephan Schulz This Talk section is not for discussion of the topic -or so I am told. I am striving to ensure some level of consensus and support amongst editors to include a small addition to this article that points out, for example, that the notion of "received opinions" is a tired and non-viable approach. The article must have at least 20 references to "most scholars agree", "virtually all scholars", and other such claims derived almost exclusively from a single academic community (biblical scholars), using a very limited set of research tools derived from theology, antiquarianism and literary theory. I can provide several dozen references rejecting simple document studies, the use of "received opinion", and other such subjective, non-verifiable and unreliable tools used by most biblical scholars and antiquarians in their attempt to understand the past. Archaeology and philosophy of science (for example) exist because there are other ways to understand the past and how to conduct research, that work. Case in point: archaeologists faced a decades long uphill battle with biblical scholars who summarily rejected the existence of pre-biblical societies in favour of the 4,004 BC date for creation accepted by "virtually all scholars". --IseeEwe (talk) 03:10, 3 August 2014 (UTC)--IseeEwe (talk) 15:28, 2 August 2014 (UTC)
* I'm sorry to say this IseeEwe, but I believe some of this could hardly be further from the truth. Having 20 citations for one point (which this very statement used to have something close to) is deemed as citation overkill and this very discussion has occurred on this page somewhere in the past. As for your claim that all of the sources come from people in the Biblical community, you are very mistaken. Have you even read footnote e? Robert M. Price has to be one of the most prolific atheists out there and Michael Grant is no Biblical scholar. Wikipedians providing "reliable sources" for the Christ Myth Theory, and have always been reduced down to at most one or two accepted academic papers claiming Jesus never existed. Reading this section of the FAQ may help. Your last point is also flawed. Because scientists for centuries believed that the Earth was the centre of the universe does that mean we can say for sure that the Sun is the centre of the solar system? We can only go on what seems virtually certain, which in this case is Jesus' historical existence. JZCL 16:06, 4 August 2014 (UTC)
Jesus of Galilee
Not the most common name, but it is a name used to refer to Jesus:
* Matthew 26:69 - "Now Peter sat without in the palace: and a damsel came unto him, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee." (KJV WBS YLT NIV)
Fearofreprisal (talk) 13:25, 24 August 2014 (UTC)
* "Jesus Christ, also called Jesus of Galilee or Jesus of Nazareth (born c. 6–4 bc, Bethlehem—died c. ad 30, Jerusalem), religious leader revered in Christianity, one of the world’s major religions."
* Ben Witherington III, The Jesus Quest: The Third Search for the Jew of Nazareth, Downers Grove; Illinois: Inter-Varsity Press, (1995): p. 14
* Robert Lassalle-Klein, ed., Jesus of Galilee: Contextual Christology for the 21st Century. Maryknoll, New York, Orbis Books, 2011, xii + 276 pages
- You WP:REVERTED before discussing on the talk page -- even though the discussion was already here. My patience for edit wars is very short -- one more revert, and we head into dispute resolution. Fearofreprisal (talk) 14:40, 24 August 2014 (UTC)
- You WP:REVERTED before discussing on the talk page -- even though the discussion was already here. I'm now filing a dispute at WP:AN3. Fearofreprisal (talk) 15:08, 24 August 2014 (UTC)
You WP:REVERTED before discussing on the talk page -- even though the discussion was already here. I'm including you in the dispute at WP:AN3. Fearofreprisal (talk) 15:29, 24 August 2014 (UTC)
* Comment - normally when someone adds a controversial addition to lede and gets reverted by 3 editors (or is it 4?), it isn't those reverting the controversial addition who go to WP:AN3 is it? In any case I see nothing filed at Administrators' noticeboard/Edit warring. There is however discussion at WP:ANI. In ictu oculi (talk) 15:53, 24 August 2014 (UTC)
* There's nothing controversial about "Jesus of Galilee." The name comes directly from the Bible, and is cited by multiple reliable sources. (I suppose it might have been controversial if I'd deleted "Jesus of Nazareth.")
* Yes, it was reverted by 4. I only revered 3 times, to avoid violating WP:3RR. I posted the talk page discussion after the first revert, per WP:BRD. Each of the subsequent reverts were by experienced editors who ignored the talk page disussion, and failed to get consensus. You'll find the discussion at AN3 at Fearofreprisal (talk)
* I think most editors would tend to agree with the admin who refused it and and his comments at WP:ANI here. As regards the actual addition I couldn't really care less, the (your) disruption is the issue. However have you stopped to consider why the "damsel" in that verse is talking to Peter about Jesus being "of Galilee" and her reason for saying that? Context is everything. In ictu oculi (talk) 02:33, 25 August 2014 (UTC)
* I just read this now, regarding the actual addition. Finally, someone responds with a meaningful answer of why, possibly, including "Jesus of Galilee" in the lead may not make sense. I'm presuming that the "damsel" was referring to the fact that Jesus preached in Galilee? This seems to be the main context in which I've seen other references, but it didn't occur to me that the use was particularly different from Jesus of Nazareth. Fearofreprisal (talk) 04:03, 25 August 2014 (UTC)
* Well if you're going to make a very big issue of this against other editors perhaps you should sit back and ask why didn't it occur to you, particularly seeing as the probable reason why she says this is widely noted in print sources. Have you read the two verses either side of the girl saying it? In ictu oculi (talk) 06:02, 25 August 2014 (UTC)
* No, I'm not going to make a big issue of this. Fearofreprisal (talk) 08:13, 25 August 2014 (UTC)
* The if was past tense, if you already made a massive issue of it wasting hours of editor time, threatening editors, taking it to admins, then you should have at least read the verse of the "damsel" you want to cite from. In ictu oculi (talk) 11:48, 25 August 2014 (UTC)
Subarticles
I commented during the FAC process that I thought the article was too long but that I wasn't even sure all the appropriate subarticles existed yet. Well, I've started a page at WikiProject Christianity/Jesus work group/Encyclopedic articles listing all the direct subarticles of their Jesus article in the two longest reference sources I know of. I assume that the length of the Jesus articles in those works is proportionally long and it is kind of hard for me personally to believe many sources would be likely to have many subarticles these don't but I'll check anyway. I'll also dd all the articles in the Encyclopedia of the Historical Jesus when I finish developing that list. If anyone wants to go through the page and find which articles do and don't exist yet they are more than welcome to do so. John Carter (talk) 14:31, 26 August 2014 (UTC)
Birth Year self-contradiction
The intro paragraph estimates Jesus' birth year as 6-4 BC while the Infobox gives it as 7-2 BC. This needs to be rectified, but per the paragraph's comment request I am posting this on the Talk page instead of making a direct edit. Jtrevor99 (talk) 16:15, 22 August 2014 (UTC)
* Thanks. You are right that it can't be left with such unexplained contradiction. The infobox range is well cited, though the 7 and the 2 are certainly outliers. The 6-4 represents more of a probable range. I'd suggest that the infobox could have a bit more detail, and maybe the main-text date range be given c.6-c.4. Alternatively, use the full range (7-2) for both. Paul B (talk) 19:55, 22 August 2014 (UTC)
* Sounds good. I'll probably wait till the "...of Galilee" discussion wraps up before making any edits. Jtrevor99 (talk) 21:54, 24 August 2014 (UTC)
* OK, I went ahead and updated to 7-2BC to match the Infobox range. While the majority of scholars do support 6-4BC, virtually all scholars support 7-2BC. Interestingly, while researching this question I read about some new evidence that strongly points to 6-5BC: new evidence has been uncovered of a census taking place in Judea in 6BC, earlier than the 4AD census that was already known about. Couple that with the two eclipses that took place in 5BC--and keeping in mind that, according to Josephus, an eclipse immediately predated Herod's death - and it's looking like 6-5BC's a good date to go with. But, this is my opinion so I didn't think it was right to put it in the article. Jtrevor99 (talk) 18:56, 26 August 2014 (UTC)
* One last point before we close this up. The alternative approach would be to go with the most likely years in the main article - something like 5BC? - 32AD?, and leave the range in the Infobox. This might be more useful as it would give 2 sets of info. I'd be okay with this too if others agree to it. Jtrevor99 (talk) 18:56, 26 August 2014 (UTC)
Deletion in lede
Anyone else agree with Zenithfel's deletion? I believe is correct in writing, "Jesus is a major prophet in Islam (generally second to Muhammad), the second largest religion in the world." --Neil N talk to me 13:32, 29 August 2014 (UTC)
* Some of the other selective deletions strike me as giving undue weight to Christian beliefs, if not pushing a Christian POV . If continues with this, I'm certain I'm not the only one willing to push for a topic ban on this.
* While I personally understand the attachment Christianity and its followers have to Jesus, to pretend that Islam's views simply aren't noteworthy enough to include in the lede strikes me as fearful censorship. Divinity (whatever form it manifests as) doesn't need Wikipedia to protect whatever truth it holds. Including the information on Islam in the lede isn't the same as saying Islam is right, so removing it is pointless. Ian.thomson (talk) 14:20, 29 August 2014 (UTC)
* I believe the lead as it currently stands accurately reflects/summarises the rest of the article. There should be a greater weight attached to the New Testament, because this is where the article derives most of the biographical information from. But in addition to that, Jesus (Isa) certainly is a major prophet in Islam. I really can't think of any persuasive argument against including in the lead any mention of Islamic beliefs. Per Zenithfel's later edits, Messianic Judaism is widely considered (references and be found in the article) to be a Christian group that apes aspects of modern Judaism. -- Hazhk Talk to me 15:36, 29 August 2014 (UTC)
* Personally, I have to agree with Ian Thomson's and Hazhk's comments. As a devout Christian, I too understand the desire to focus the Jesus article on Christianity's beliefs and tenants. But it does a disservice to all religions - Christianity and otherwise - to summarily delete from the article any discussion pertaining to those other faiths. A discussion on who Jesus was, and is, is better served by describing all viewpoints worldwide. Jtrevor99 (talk) 15:40, 29 August 2014 (UTC)
* The views of other sources about Jesus, religious or not, can be included in the article if they meet Wikipedia's criteria. The removal of material from Islamic sources would then violate WP:NPOV. Also, the words "Christians believe that" should be part of the phrase "Christians believe that Jesus has a 'unique significance' in the world". The modification misrepresents what the source (Woodhead) is saying. Airborne84 (talk) 16:34, 29 August 2014 (UTC)
RfC: Should the term "Jesus of Galilee" be included in the lead?
The term "Jesus of Galilee" currently redirects to Jesus, but the article includes no reference to "Jesus of Galilee."
I propose changing the lead of the article as follows (change in bold):
* "Jesus... also referred to as Jesus of Nazareth or Jesus of Galilee, is the central figure of Christianity..."
That Jesus is also known as Jesus of Galilee is not in dispute, and is supported by a large number of authorities, including: And so on. While it is true that the term "Jesus of Galilee" is less common than "Jesus of Nazareth," that doesn't change the fact that both terms refer to the same person.
* Matthew 26:69 - "Now Peter sat without in the palace: and a damsel came unto him, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee." (KJV WBS YLT NIV)
* "Jesus Christ, also called Jesus of Galilee or Jesus of Nazareth (born c. 6–4 bc, Bethlehem—died c. ad 30, Jerusalem), religious leader revered in Christianity, one of the world’s major religions."
* Ben Witherington III, The Jesus Quest: The Third Search for the Jew of Nazareth, Downers Grove; Illinois: Inter-Varsity Press, (1995): p. 14
* Robert Lassalle-Klein, ed., Jesus of Galilee: Contextual Christology for the 21st Century. Maryknoll, New York, Orbis Books, 2011, xii + 276 pages
* Schröter, J. (2009). Jesus of Galilee: The Role of Location in Understanding Jesus. In Jesus Research: An International Perspective. The First Princeton-Prague Symposium on Jesus Research, ed. JH Charlesworth and P. Pokorny(pp. 36-55).
I see no better place to include the reference to "Jesus of Galilee" than in the lead, as I've suggested. Including it later would be awkward, requiring some explanation. Not including it at all seems unreasonable for an encyclopedia, particularly given the existing redirect for "Jesus of Galilee."
This change seemed non-controversial to me -- but I appear to have been mistaken. Hence, this RfC. Fearofreprisal (talk) 18:01, 24 August 2014 (UTC) Edited 04:04, 25 August 2014 (UTC)
* Oppose. I see no compelling reason to include "Jesus of Galilee" in particular to the lede alongside "Jesus of Nazareth," which is a very common way to refer to Jesus. While not exhaustive, the article Names and titles of Jesus in the New Testament does not mention "Jesus of Galilee." -- Thanks, BCorr | Брайен 19:02, 24 August 2014 (UTC)
* Is there a compelling reason not to include "Jesus of Galilee?" Is including it factually wrong, or will it make the article worse? I'm asking sincerely, as it appears that a number of people feel rather strongly that including it is a "bad thing." (The article Names and titles of Jesus in the New Testament does not include "Jesus of Galilee" or "Jesus of Nazareth as names of Jesus. Probably because they're not proper names.) Fearofreprisal (talk) 19:13, 24 August 2014 (UTC)
* Perhaps there is more here than meets the eye. Your RfC is titled, "Should the term 'Jesus of Galilee' be included in the lead?" and you go on to note that you propose adding it, that the term redirects to the article, and that you see no place better to add it. So for me, the answer to the question "should it be added" is a simple "no." You asked if there is a compelling reason not to add it after I said I saw no compelling reason to add it. I am not going to get into a further back and forth or defend my comment. It is simply my comment, and I stand by it. -- Thanks BCorr | Брайен 19:24, 24 August 2014 (UTC)
* You don't need to defend your comment. It stands on its own, and I thank you for taking the time to make it. I was just trying to understand if, as you say, there is more here than meets the eye in this subject -- that is, something that I'm missing. Fearofreprisal (talk) 19:52, 24 August 2014 (UTC)
* While I have no strong opinion on this matter, I will point out it is undeniable that he was called Jesus of Galilee at least once in the Bible itself, so it is indeed a name for him. Additionally. the Encyclopedia Britannica and Strong's Concordance both list Jesus of Galilee as a common name for him. Finally, I have read a couple of sources (which I don't have handy now) that note Galilean as a Roman derogatory term for an early Christian. Yet this name doesn't appear nearly as frequently, in the Bible or elsewhere, as Jesus of Nazareth or the derogatory term Nazarean. On the balance, my vote would be to preserve the status quo: Jesus of Galilee and/or Jesus the Galilean redirects here, but it is not called out as a common name in the opening statement. Jtrevor99 (talk) 22:07, 24 August 2014 (UTC)
* Oppose I cannot see any good reason to add a little-used name to the lede, which is supposed to be a summary. "Jesus of Nazareth" is sufficient to distinguish this bloke from all the other people named Jesus. --Pete (talk) 22:30, 24 August 2014 (UTC)
* Oppose. No disambig needed and that is a rarely used term. Every term ever used for Jesus should not be in the lead. meshach (talk) 23:10, 24 August 2014 (UTC)
* Oppose - The phrase is not used nearly as often as Jesus of Nazareth.--FutureTrillionaire (talk) 01:00, 25 August 2014 (UTC)
* Would you support including it in the body, and if so where? Fearofreprisal (talk) 03:30, 25 August 2014 (UTC)
* Weak Oppose per Pete above for including this in the lead. It's not worth all the fuss imo. That said, including it in the body has some merit. Feature articles are supposed to be inclusive. Adding the title "Jesus the Nazarene" should certainly be considered, as described in Nazarene (title). Happy editing. Ignocrates (talk) 23:19, 25 August 2014 (UTC)
* Weak support because similar phrasing is in the first sentence of the online Britannica here. I have no real idea why it is given such prominence there which is why it is weak support but the fact of it being there for some reason even if it is one I can't understand seems to me to be at least potentially significant.John Carter (talk) 21:11, 26 August 2014 (UTC)
* We did some years ago have a discussion regarding the title of the article Catholic Church in which it was decided that Roman Catholic Church would be included in the first sentence based in large part on that name being used in one official document from the fascist era where the term seems to have been used to highlight the fact that the Vatican is in Rome. I can try to find it if required. I disagreed at the time but can see the logic of including a name used in the original text even if only once for the ease of the very few people who might not know that they are the same person. I can't imagine there being many such computer literate people in the English speaking world but our articles are supposed to be accessible particularly to those who have little familiarity with the topic.John Carter (talk) 14:49, 27 August 2014 (UTC)
* Oppose per WP:WEIGHT and WP:LEDE - most commentaries look at the context of why the servant girl says "of Galilee" μετὰ Ἰησοῦ τοῦ Γαλιλαίου in the context of Peter's dialect a couple of verses later. It's a one-off use specific to the specific incident of just having arrested a northerner and looking for other northerners. Online Britannica doesn't qualify as much better than Wikipedia these days, certainly not a reliable academic commentary on the language of Peter's interrogators, and overweight in the lead. In the Denial of Peter article it may be worth a mention. In ictu oculi (talk) 03:51, 27 August 2014 (UTC)
* Oppose - it will clog up the lede. The expression is very rarely used. If this goes in, why not "Jesus the Nazarene" and Jesus ben Joseph? Paul B (talk) 15:10, 27 August 2014 (UTC)
* Oppose. The phrase is no where near as commonly used as "Jesus of Nazareth" is. Calidum Talk To Me 15:52, 31 August 2014 (UTC)
Existence
Here is a new citation for the existence section:
Richard Carrier recently authored a peer reviewed book on the Historicity of Jesus, published by an academic press. “In my estimation the odds Jesus existed are less than 1 in 12,000. Which to a historian is for all practical purposes a probability of zero For comparison, your lifetime probability of being struck by lighting is around 1 in 10,000. That Jesus existed is even less likely than that. Consequently, I am reasonably certain there was no historical Jesus… When I entertain the most generous estimates possible, I find I cannot by any stretch of the imagination put the probability Jesus existed is better than 1 in 3.” p. 600
Carrier, R. (2014). On the historicity of Jesus: Why we might have reason for doubt. Sheffield: Sheffield Phoenix Press. — Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 18:31, 29 September 2014 (UTC)
* In my opinion simply adding a quote such as this without presenting a supporting argument does not really add much to the article. Adding some of Carrier's reasoning, on the other hand, might. — Cliftonian (talk) 18:46, 29 September 2014 (UTC)
* Please read WP:FRINGE. Carrier is not part of a majority, nor even a minority (as that still implies a certain number) but of a tiny fringe movement which is opposed to what virtually every academic says about Jesus. The quote may well be suited for the article on Carrier, but I fail to see why it should be relevant for Jesus. This is exactly what the policy WP:FRINGE (as well as WP:UNDUE is about.Jeppiz (talk) 21:46, 29 September 2014 (UTC)
Perhaps you don't understand what "peer reviewed and published by an academic press" mean. This is no longer fringe. Minority, yes but that's because the majority who publish on it are Christians themselves. — Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 00:37, 4 October 2014 (UTC)
* Uh...no. it really is still fringe. Even the ID advocates got a couple of "peer reviewed" articles to publication. They remain fringe.Farsight001 (talk) 01:16, 4 October 2014 (UTC)
* To the anonymous IP. Yes, I do know what fringe is. If you had read WP:FRINGE you would also know it. "If a viewpoint is held by an extremely small (or vastly limited) minority, it does not belong in Wikipedia regardless of whether it is true or not and regardless of whether you can prove it or not, except perhaps in some ancillary article." Furthermore, your insinuation that it's because "Christians" publish on it is flat out wrong, most of the leading experts on the subject are non-Christians (Bart Ehrman, Geza Vermes, Amy-Jill Levine etc.)Jeppiz (talk) 14:49, 4 October 2014 (UTC)
* I would estimate a less than 1 in 12,000 chance that Carrier's viewpoint merits discussion here. Jtrevor99 (talk) 05:18, 6 October 2014 (UTC)
* Ehrman said recently that "most New Testament scholars are themselves Christian", so the IP editor is not incorrect. And Geza Vermes is no longer publishing as he is deceased. Also, it is not clear to me why Carrier's views do not qualify to even be discussed here. However, I'd like to see some additional reliable sources weigh in on this before we collectively make a determination that this is has moved from the fringe to a minority opinion. It is not clear to me that it has.
* On a side note, please don't bite the newcomer. Airborne84 (talk) 18:36, 15 October 2014 (UTC)
Semi-protected edit request on 30 October 2014
Change status from "Fictional Character" to "Public Figure"
<IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 19:56, 30 October 2014 (UTC)
* The article does not use the phrase "fictional character" at any point, or even the word "fictional." Even on this talk page, you're the first person to say "fictional." Ian.thomson (talk) 20:48, 30 October 2014 (UTC)
Semi-protected edit request on 1 November 2014
I just saw that someone else asked that Jesus Christ's status be changed from "Fictional Character" to "Public Figure" but apparently their request was denied because the word "fictional" did not appear in some article??? However I pulled up Jesus Christ on Facebook and it is a wikipedia page and it lists Him as Fictional Character. Please correct this status on the Facebook page.
Kathyraerae (talk) 06:45, 1 November 2014 (UTC)
* Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: I take it you're referring to this? We have no control over what Facebook classifies something as. Stickee (talk) 07:14, 1 November 2014 (UTC)
Semi-protected edit request on 1 November 2014
Jesus Christ be changed from 'Fictional figure' to 'Historical figure' as he is a semi-verified person to have lived (Or at least under severe belief to have with multiple sources). Due to there being no definitive proof one way or another it is just as daft to refer to him as fictional as non-fictional.
<IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 13:55, 1 November 2014 (UTC)
* There is no consensus for this and "fictional" does not appear in the article. --Neil N talk to me 14:11, 1 November 2014 (UTC)
Please note: The word "Fictional" does not appear in our article We have no control over what Facebook says - please talk to them. - Arjayay (talk) 14:16, 1 November 2014 (UTC)
* Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: I assume, as with the previous request, you are referring to Facebook?
Semi-protected edit request on 5 November 2014
Why does it say that Jesus is a fictional character??????
<IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 16:20, 5 November 2014 (UTC)
* It doesn't Cannolis (talk) 16:24, 5 November 2014 (UTC)
Edit banner about Facebook's screw up?
You know those those banners we can put in that show up when someone goes to edit a page? I don't just mean yet another banner at the talk page when one is not editing (since new users seem to almost never read those). Could we get one on this page that says "If you're here about Facebook, that's their screw up, we have no control over it, go bother them"...? Ian.thomson (talk) 16:34, 5 November 2014 (UTC)
* I agree, but unfortunately I can't do this myself as I'm not an administrator. I have asked Neelix on his talk page to help us out. — Cliftonian (talk) 17:18, 5 November 2014 (UTC)
* ✅ Neelix (talk) 03:02, 6 November 2014 (UTC)
Glaring Error in the Etymology section
* "The Greek form is a rendition of the Hebrew יהושע (Yehoshua), which is derived from the Aramaic ܝܫܘܥ (Isho)."
* Wow! That's totally and demonstrably false.
* The Aramaic name you have given here is a late Aramaic (Syriac) form, so there is no way the biblical Hebrew name can derive from it.
* The ultimate original etymology of the name is the Hebrew יהושע (Yehoshua), which is simply the Biblical name Joshua, meaning "God is salvation".
* In the later books of the Bible (Ezra, Nehemiah, Chronicles,) Yehoshua is frequently abbreviated to Yeshua / Jeshua (יֵשׁוּעַ), a later form of the name.
* Joshua the High Priest, for example, is given the fuller name Yehoshua ben Yehotzadak in Zechariah 6:11 (יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בֶּן-יְהוֹצָדָק), and the shorter form Yeshua ben Yotzadak (יֵשׁוּעַ בַּר-יוֹצָדָק) in Ezra 5:2.
* The name Jesus comes from a Greek translation of this later short form, Yeshua (יֵשׁוּעַ), which was the name of Jesus in Hebrew/Aramaic.
* JD — Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 23:45, 5 November 2014 (UTC)
* Good catch. The sources used for the sentence say that Jesus goes back to Yehoshua as the original name. Apparently somebody had added the Aramaic Isho and it had gone undetected. I removed it, so the sentence now again match what the sources say.Jeppiz (talk) 00:36, 6 November 2014 (UTC)
* Thanks. Please note that the same error also appears in the first line of the article beneath the title. Also 'Isho' is still mentioned in the Etymology section beside 'Yehoshua'.
* JD — Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 00:52, 6 November 2014 (UTC)
* We have discussed this in the past. There is no extant primary source which gives us the Aramaic or Hebrew spelling or pronunciation of Jesus' name. Any modifications to the etymology or lede require sources which indicate the Aramaic or Hebrew spelling and must indicate that this is an extrapolation, not an actual spelling from primary sources. ReformedArsenal (talk) 13:29, 7 November 2014 (UTC)
the "fictional character" edit requests
Check out here - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Jesus-Christ/110332228994909#
the JC page describes Jesus as fictional, then displays the contents of the wikipedia article, then right at the bottom is a link "Edit on Wikipedia". I think whoever it is is seeing the information there and thinks that not just the actual wikipedia article content, but also the phrase "fictional character" is the result of wikipedia.
Anyways, over at that page, there's an "edit" button where you can request changes to the page. If you are the editor requesting changes here and you read this, (Or of you're a wikipedia editor annoyed by the requests) please go to the facebook page and click the edit button there. You can click "edit" under "category" and then "no" next to fictional character and suggest another description like "public figure". I don't know if it'll work, but its worth a shot to get this to stop.Farsight001 (talk) 04:29, 6 November 2014 (UTC)
* At the bottom of that page it mentions that the page is also generated from Freebase, a collaborative knowledge base. Looking at the links for Jesus Christ including deleted links here, you can see a link attributing "Fictional Character" was added 4 September 2014, but it has since been deleted. Facebook needs to regenerate its page, but I am afraid it will now come up "Film Character". I do not know how to change it, yet. Richard-of-Earth (talk) 09:25, 8 November 2014 (UTC)
Semi-protected edit request on 12 November 2014
Jesus was not a fictional character. He was an historical figure.
<IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 22:13, 12 November 2014 (UTC)
* "Fictional" does not appear in our article. Please talk to Facebook. --Neil N talk to me 22:36, 12 November 2014 (UTC)
* Wow, really getting tired of seeing these mis-targeted edit requests. Jtrevor99 (talk) 05:06, 13 November 2014 (UTC)
Semi-protected edit request on 21 November 2014
You have classified Jesus Christ as a "Fictional Character". Over 2.5 Billion people around the World disagree with this mischaracterization, and deplore you to change this, to "Biblical Figure". After all, The Bible has sold more copies than any Book ever written. Further, the Bible has sold more copies than all other books ever written combined. Thank you, Pastor David Hall
<IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 04:44, 21 November 2014 (UTC)
* Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: I take it you're referring to this? We have no control over what Facebook classifies something as. This article does not use the phrase "Fictional Character" at all. Not even once. Stickee (talk) 05:04, 21 November 2014 (UTC)
No wikilink to "Christ" in lead
Hi all, it's been a fair while since I've had much to do with this article so let me start off by congratulating the diligent editors who got this article to FA status. I have just a minor query: the lead no longer has a link to the article on Christ as I believe it used to. I think it read something along the lines of "...known as Jesus Christ or simply Christ, a name which is also used..." I believe that it may be best if something like this is added in again to the lead, since the article on Christ is so closely related to Jesus. On any other article I would have just added a few words myself, but I am aware how controversial even the tiniest things can turn out to be on this article... especially in the lead. We shall see. JZCL 20:42, 25 November 2014 (UTC)
* I've added a link. Ian.thomson (talk) 01:40, 26 November 2014 (UTC)
* Thanks, Ian. Obviously "Christ" is a key concept for the Jesus page. Jonathan Tweet (talk) 00:06, 27 November 2014 (UTC)
God the Son, not Son of God
First indent: " is the central figure of Christianity,[12] whom the teachings of most Christian denominations hold to be the Son of God." This is not true. ALL denominations believe that He is the Son of God. Not many, not most, but all. But in what Jesus Christ - God the Son, believe not all (though anti-Trinitarians can not even be called Christians). It should be corrected to: "Jesus (/ˈdʒiːzəs/; Greek: Ἰησοῦς Iesous; 7–2 BC to 30–33 AD), also referred to as Jesus of Nazareth, is the central figure of Christianity,[12] whom the teachings of most Christian denominations hold to be God the Son." And here is a link to change for this article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_the_Son instead of the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_God
P.S. It's a shame that the English-speaking Christians for the sake of the Jews and other godless allowed to call the article "Jesus" instead of "Jesus Christ." We, in the Russian Wikipedia, this was not allowed. Алессия (talk) 15:59, 7 November 2014 (UTC)
* Then go back to the Russian Wikipedia, or maybe Conservapedia or Metapedia. While I personally affirm the Trinity and disagree with Jehovah's Witness, Unitarians, and other nontrinitarian denominations view of Jesus, your claim that nontrinitarians "can not even be called Christians" is blindly sectarian and non-neutral. From a neutral academic perspective, many such groups branched off from Christianity and claim to be Christian.
* Christ is a title, not a family name. Christians affirm that Jesus was both God and Human, and this article discusses the human Jesus. Also, this article seeks to be verifiable and present information that all rational persons can see to be correct. This is no threat to to those who truly believe Christianity to be true.
* Would you want Wikipedia to present Islam as true? Would you want the article Prophet to redirect straight to Muhammad? Would you want the article on Jesus to say that He was only a prophet? Of course not. Why then, do you want the encyclopedia to present one religion's perspective above all others? It is shameful that people think being sectarian is more respectful to Christ than remembering "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." Ian.thomson (talk) 16:32, 7 November 2014 (UTC)
* The apostles and martyrs died for Truth, and you're worried only about the neutrality? Islam? As far as I know, the majority of English-speaking people - the Christians. And these Christians should insist on the correct title of the article about the Lord Jesus.
* "It is shameful that people think being sectarian is more respectful to Christ than remembering "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." Jesus often repeated that the true faith is a necessary condition for salvation. Not only behavior but also the faith.
* And yet, what do you think about "Son of God" and "God the Son"? Алессия (talk) 23:36, 10 November 2014 (UTC)
* Matthew 7:1, Matthew 7:12, Luke 6:35, Romans 12:21, Ephesians 4:32, and Colossians 3:12 all call for tolerance, humility, and treating others the way you want to be treated. Matthew 6:1-34, James 1:26, and Romans 2:1-5 specifically condemn those who claim that their loud religiosity makes them better than those who humbly serve. How did you read the Bible and miss those? Where does the Bible say "be loud and boastful about religion, with no kindness to others?"
* If we renamed the article "Jesus Christ," it would by hypocrisy to not let Muslims change the article to say Jesus was only a prophet. If we changed changed "Son of God" to "God the Son," it would by hypocrisy to not let atheists say Jesus did not exist. If Christians do not want to be oppresssed, we should not oppress others. Do you really believe Jesus preached hypocrisy and oppression? Ian.thomson (talk) 00:06, 11 November 2014 (UTC)
* Speaking on behalf of the Union of All Godless People, I second Ian's comment. --Stephan Schulz (talk) 16:39, 7 November 2014 (UTC)
* Hear hear, Ian. Well said. — Cliftonian (talk) 17:28, 7 November 2014 (UTC)
* If we start declaring that some people claiming to be Christian actually aren't, we'll have to change all those article which boast about how many adherents Christianity has. HiLo48 (talk) 00:32, 8 November 2014 (UTC)
* Then so be it. There are undoubtedly certain, minimal characteristics that are required of a person before they can be declared a Christian. Self-declaration is not necessarily one of those. If I declare myself to be a beach ball, that does not mean I am one, as I lack the characteristics of one. Several Christian writers throughout antiquity - Martin Luther, Thomas Aquinus, and for that matter Paul - have declared a belief that Jesus was/is God, or equal to God as a minimal requirement to be called a Christian, regardless of sect or denomination. To deny this as the most critical aspect of Christianity would be to deny that there is anything at all that holds Christians together. All that said, I agree that there is a divide between trinitarianists and nontrinitarianists...that divide could possibly be bridged with wording such as "...whom the teachings of all Christian denominations hold to be God incarnate." This phrasing would, I believe, adequately encompass both groups' viewpoints. Jtrevor99 (talk) 07:16, 8 November 2014 (UTC)
* Try this idea over at Christianity. HiLo48 (talk) 07:25, 8 November 2014 (UTC)
* Good idea...posted. I'll be interested to read the feedback. Jtrevor99 (talk) 07:38, 8 November 2014 (UTC)
Does it matter really? No. Every name we use to try to label the creator of the universe and heaven will always fall short because he is worthy of only himself because he is the only pure good thing that has existed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2602:30A:C062:45C0:582E:A69D:8552:FFB0 (talk • contribs) 2602:30A:C062:45C0:582E:A69D:8552:FFB0
* Please do not edit other user's comments, and keep discussion about article improvement. Ian.thomson (talk) 00:05, 9 November 2014 (UTC)
Our Russian friend is right that we understate the case. King David was a "Son of God." That's not a really big deal. But for most of the last 2000 years, most Christians have defined Jesus as God, specifically the Son, both fully God (like the Father and the Holy Spirit) and fully human. It understates the case to call him just another Son of God. Maybe at least call him "the only begotten" Son of God. Jonathan Tweet (talk) 01:55, 27 November 2014 (UTC)
BC/AD versus BCE/CE
Another thing that always bugged me about this page was that we couldn't agree on whether to use BC/AD or BCE/CE as our year indicators. For years, we used both systems, which was ugly. I'm glad to see that this problem has been worked out, and I don't have any problem with using the Christian system. Christians are being pretty darn patient when they let us treat their God as a historical figure, so theirs is the format I recommended using. Is there a WP policy on how to use AD? Traditionally it comes first (e.g., AD 33). When we use AD second, is that Wikipedia's preferred, modern format? Jonathan Tweet (talk) 15:23, 27 November 2014 (UTC)
* The impression I get is that although first (AD 1987) is correct in the original Latin the perhaps technically incorrect usage "1987 AD" has become prevalent enough in English as to become the primary usage. In my view either is fine but we must be consistent. — Cliftonian (talk) 15:50, 27 November 2014 (UTC)
* Thanks. My father and my late wife were both English professors, and maybe that's why the less formal format looks wrong to me. Jonathan Tweet (talk) 21:21, 27 November 2014 (UTC)
Is this section POV or OR or both? or I guess possibly neither?
Is this article supposed to be written from a Christian viewpoint or from a neutral viewpoint? I think that the answer is "neutral." In that case, I'd like to call your attention to a section that looks like original research and Christian POV. Years ago when my wife was sick I edited this page a lot. In fact, I was one of the editors listed on the talk page as a go-to expert on the topic. (That might have been my earlier username, leadwind.) I bought a lot of good books on the topic and did a lot of research. I learned a lot, especially from fellow Wikipedians, and I made several additions to the page that stuck. It's a great topic, and I'm really happy with the high quality of the page, despite the emotions it sometimes raises. But there's one issue that's really nagged at me over the years, so here I am trying to uphold the highest standards of NPOV. Wish me luck.
There's a section that doesn't label itself as Christian but that describes Jesus the way Christians want him described. And the content of the section is based on citations to primary texts, not secondary or tertiary RSs as you could easily find on this rich, wonderful topic. I remember making this mistake myself and adding material that cited the Gospels. It seems like a perfectly reasonable thing to quote the New Testament in describing Jesus. Why not? The New Testament is sort of the reason that I know who Jesus even was. So the section of "Life and Teachings in the New Testament" seems like a natural. If we just paraphrase the New Testament, all cited to the New Testament itself, isn't that exactly the content that the title of the section promises?
Unfortunately, not according to Wikipedia, and I didn't understand this at first. If our reader sees a section on a different page called "Evolution of cetaceans," they expect to read content that summarizes what the best secondary and tertiary sources have to say about the how whales evolved. (Hint: it's cool.) What do you call it when editors gather primary sources together and present it without reference to RSs? That seems like original research. Are there any tertiary sources that treat the topic in this way? If you opened a book and saw a summary of the gospels cited to the gospels themselves, what sort of book would you expect it to be? A sectarian book. Who is it that says we should learn about Jesus from the New Testament? Christians. Who says you should learn about Jesus by reading summaries of the best secondary and tertiary sources? Wikipedia. So the format is OR driven by POV.
Years ago, the section didn't have the scholarly intro, explaining the synoptic gospels etc, and I'm one of the editors that helped establish that subsection. Maybe a scholarly introduction to each section is in order. For example, why are the Romans so nice in Luke? The Gospel of Luke isn't going to tell us that, but a reader might be curious to know why the crucifixion in Luke is painless instead of agonizing. For that sort of insight, you need RSs.
But that's not all. Another official stance of most Christians is that all the material in the New Testament about Jesus should be considered together as a coherent whole, and all of equal weight. This section follows the Christian playbook by conflating the gospels. No one but Christians does that. In fact, for almost 2000 years Christians have been working hard to make the New Testament hang together as a single narrative. There's a de facto policy of minimizing the differences between gospels, and that's exactly what this section does. Historians routinely talk about the three synoptic gospels together because they tell similar stories that are useful for learning about the historical Jesus. But no one takes the Gospel of John seriously, except Christians. It's too different from the other three, and it doesn't have the ring of truth to it. I'm fine with including what John says about Jesus because that's a big part of Christianity. You wouldn't have the trinity without John. But it should be described under its own subsection, not with the synoptics. And again it shouldn't be citations to John, it should be what the best scholars say that John says about Jesus (e.g., gave spectacular signs, didn't cast out demons, preached mostly near Jerusalem, etc.).
Finally, here's a relatively minor point, but one that again shows the Christian bias. The section is about Jesus' life, so it shouldn't include his resurrection. That's his afterlife, and it doesn't tell us anything about the historical Jesus. You might say that the resurrection is key to understanding Jesus, so OK, then maybe you can talk me into it so that we get everything in the four canonical gospels into the section. Even if it's after he's died, OK, if you think it's that important, let's include it. And then let's also include that before Jesus was born in a stable (Luke) or born in his father's house (Matthew), he was the eternal divine Word (John). Jesus is the Alpha and Omega, and the first thing we should know in the section about the New Testament and Jesus is that he is the firstborn of all creation, who was with God from the beginning. I can imagine why Christians don't want to put that first. It totally doesn't fit the Christmas story, which is a much better story. Also, it's a little odd that Jesus wasn't the Logos until about AD 90. I can see why there's reference to the resurrection (afterlife) but not the Logos (before life). But WP says we should be neutral. It's got to be about his natural life only or his entire supernatural life.
Finally, why isn't this section just "Jesus in the New Testament"? Why is it his life and teachings that we care about. Because he really was alive and really taught? OK, that's a great reason, but then take out the resurrection stuff. Or is it because the New Testament, resurrection included, did so much to define who Jesus was? Then why not the whole New Testament? I can see why Christians would want to keep out scholarly opinion on "Jesus in the New Testament," but maybe let's give the reader the whole story. Or stick with just the synoptics because they have historical value. But don't include John and Acts without including what Paul wrote about Jesus (e.g., that he was the holy spirit).
I know I've been gone a long time. This has been on my mind. Honestly, I think it's a pretty clear case, but I expect some pretty stiff resistance. I trust that this page is still civil. Jonathan Tweet (talk) 03:38, 22 November 2014 (UTC)
* We can't get away from referencing the gospels here, IMO, since even scholars recognize it is the main source of information, historial or otherwise, on Jesus. However, there may be sections where scholarly views can be expanded on. And there are undoubtedly other areas in which the article can be improved. But the above is a lot to go through between general concerns and what could be construed as proposals. I recommend you summarize it into some specific and pointed proposals for other editors to consider. Thanks for your time. Airborne84 (talk) 20:33, 22 November 2014 (UTC)
* Airborne: "We can't get away from referencing the gospels here, IMO, since even scholars recognize it is the main source of information, historial or otherwise, on Jesus."
* First, only the synoptics are a main source of historical information. If scholarly opinion is important to you, would you agree with scholars that we treat the synoptics together and John separately? Second, can you cite a WP policy that agrees with you? Is there a WP policy that says, "In such and such a case, go ahead and treat a topic the way that sectarians involved with the topic want it treated" or "just lean on primary sources and rely on editors to get it right"? I don't think such a policy exists. Lacking such a policy, we should instead follow the policies that actually exist. Shouldn't we follow WP policy, even for this article? Jonathan Tweet (talk) 05:30, 23 November 2014 (UTC)
* Actually looking through the citations, the only primary source I see cited is one Quran verse. The rest are from secondary sources that happen to be commenting on primary sources (which they have to do by definition of being secondary sources). Would you please point to the primary sources you act like half the article cites?
* The section is clearly labelled "Life and teachings in the New Testament." Where does it say that anything in that section actually happened outside of the New Testament? Where does it tell the reader they have to regard the New Testament as anything more than the most popular legends from which most of the world knows of Jesus? Where does it say that Jesus's miracles or resurrection occur outside of the New Testament?
* Given that about the only thing academia can agree on was that Jesus:
* probably existed
* frequently spoke about religion (and probably politics given their overlap in that day)
* was baptized by someone we might as well call John the Baptist
* was crucified by Roman soldiers under either orders of the Romans or the Pharisees with cooperation of the other group
* --there's not a damn thing material to do a "life and teachings" section without relying on the New Testament so much that we have to just say from the get-go "this is just from the New Testament." Oh, wait, the article doesn't even do that: it cites secondary sources that discuss the New Testament and the most common interpretations of those works in academia. That is, the section is explaining those texts in the light of modern historical scholarship, rather preaching doctrine. When it doesn't do that, it treats the work as a story (notice that the section on the resurrection and ascension is mostly present tense instead of past tense).
* You've more or less made a broad and unevidenced accusation that everyone who has worked on the article since you left it of pushing a fundamentalist Christian POV -- all based on your failure to read the section in context, your WP:OR opinions regarding the texts (particularly John), your utter failure to actually check a single Goddamn citation, an "all or nothing" attitude toward the New Testmant that would require academia to reject most primary sources written before the modern era (and even many of those for political reasons), and the paranoid assumption that only Christians would dare include the sources commenting on the earliest and most common texts about Jesus in the article about Jesus. How does that fit in with WP:AGF? Ian.thomson (talk) 06:06, 23 November 2014 (UTC)
* Regarding discussing the Gospels, reliable sources tell us they are useful. Consider, for example some passages from Bart Ehrman in his latest book, How Jesus Became God.
* Regarding discrepancies, embellishments, etc in the Gospels: "Does this mean that the Gospels are useless as historical sources? No, it means that we need to have rigorous historical methods to help us examine books that were written for one purpose."
* "But even though they are the best sources available to us, they really are not as good as we might hope." (my italics)
* So, my position that we cannot ignore the Gospels is supported by scholars, or at least one in this case. However, you appear to believe that we are saying different things; we are likely saying the same thing. And Ehrman chimes in with something similar: "The reason we need [secondary sources] is that the Gospels cannot simply be taken at face value as giving us historically reliable accounts of the things Jesus said and did."
* Thus, to answer one of your questions, my comment that we cannot ignore the Gospels follows WP:RS, although I agree we have to be careful to include what scholarly sources say and how they separate historicity from theology. And my suggestion that you make more pointed and focused specific recommendations remains. Thanks for your time. Airborne84 (talk) 10:20, 23 November 2014 (UTC)
* OK, you folks are right. There's a lot less primary source citation than I remember. I'll drop that as a concern. What about conflating the gospels? What secular source merges John with the synoptics? More generally, this section gives the impression that the gospels tell one story, whereas historians say they tell at least two, maybe four. If you can't cite a secular source that treats the gospels this way, this section is POV. Jonathan Tweet (talk) 01:29, 25 November 2014 (UTC)
* I think the best way to go to determine that would be to consult one of the more recent articles in reference sources and see what it does. The Lindsay Jones Encyclopedia of Religion, along with the Brill/Eerdmans Encyclopedia of Christianity, seem to me to be the most recent really well-regarded reference sources likely to deal with this topic, and I think following their lead, whatever it is, would probably be considered acceptable. Give me a few days and I'll respond with what I find there. John Carter (talk) 01:59, 25 November 2014 (UTC)
* Hi John. I remember your name from years back. I think yours is a fine suggestion. Can I add one? Encyclopedia Britannica is a highly-rated encyclopedia, and I'd like Wikipedia to have everything they have about Jesus. Our article is longer, so it should have everything they have and more. Of course, that's just my opinion, not WP policy. For simplicity, if I had to pick one thing that's most wrong with this section, it's that it uses exactly the four gospels that have been canonical since c 180. That's a Christian way of thinking about "the gospels." Historians refer to the synoptics, or if they are reaching broadly enough to look in John, then they'll look in Thomas, too. Thomas has more authentic words of the historical Jesus than John, so to include John but not Thomas looks a lot like POV to me. If this section changed to "Life and teachings of Jesus in the Synoptic Gospels," I'd be happy. Jonathan Tweet (talk) 00:16, 27 November 2014 (UTC)
* The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church is a well-respected tertiary source that I like to use because it's scholarly and dense. It has a long article on Jesus Christ which we could use as a model. The ODCC capitalizes "Him" when referring to Jesus, so it's on the sectarian side, but it's scholarly. I would propose that our secular article on Jesus be no more sectarian than the Jesus Christ article in the ODCC. Jonathan Tweet (talk) 01:45, 27 November 2014 (UTC)
* Airborne you rightly say: "my position that we cannot ignore the Gospels is supported by scholars." I agree with you. The gospels are central to understanding both Jesus and how historians know anything about Jesus. If anything, I'd like us to say even more about the gospels than we already do. For example, I'd like to cite EP Sanders when he says that the "empty tomb" accounts don't seem like deliberate fraud. You're also right to cite Ehrman as a reliable expert on this topic. Let's put more of what Ehrman says into this section. Jonathan Tweet (talk) 01:52, 27 November 2014 (UTC)
I do not object on theological grounds (though that I personally have doubts about the uncanonicity of the Gospel of Thomas is not a reason for inclusion) and understand that Thomas is contemporary with the Gospel of John, but I do have to point out that the Gospel of Thomas features almost no biography: it is a collection of sayings and parables. It also barely features reactions to the sayings, except for a couple of points where the disciples react in confusion and Jesus has to explain things or otherwise derides them. Plus, even though while I personally do study Thomas for my own religious fulfillment, I have to acknowledge that it would be revisionist and POV to include Thomas in the New Testament when no known historical church does so. The section is on Jesus's life as detailed in the New Testament. As before, the article does not go "Ok, let's look only at John but not Thomas," it merely looks to the secondary and tertiary sources, which in turn choose to use John but not Thomas because that's where more biographical information (however legendary) is found. Ian.thomson (talk) 02:36, 27 November 2014 (UTC)
* The Gospel of Thomas may provide some information. Churches (that I know of) have not and do not draw from it, but that is probably because they have a particular theological point of view and that Gospel doesn't always align with it. For example, Linda Woodhead notes in Christianity: A Very Short Introduction, that within it, "Jesus endorses the authority of women, rejects attempts to turn him into a figure of unique authority, instructs people that the truth is already within and around them, and encourages a view of the spiritual quest as an individual rather than a group enterprise.” Wikipedia does not follow any particular POV, so if scholars such as Woodhead and other reliable sources discuss this Gospel, it can be included. Airborne84 (talk) 07:39, 27 November 2014 (UTC)
* Ian, since the gospel of Thomas is full of teachings, it seems to fit in a section on scriptural accounts of his life and teaching. if you're saying that we should include biographical gospels even if they're legendary (like John), then there are a couple more gospels we could include, like the gospel of Peter. Those would round out our information on why he was baptized (even though he was sinless and didn't need to repent), why he was crucified (he wasn't, it was a trick), and what people saw at the empty tomb (like a giant talking cross). This material contradicts the synoptics, but so does John, and that's apparently OK. It's not clear, however, that adding legendary material helps our readers. Anyway, I'm curious to hear what you think of seeing how other tertiary sources handle the material, since you seem happy with the current arrangement. Jonathan Tweet (talk) 15:07, 27 November 2014 (UTC)
* The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church has a paragraph on Mark, then one on Matthew and Luke, and then one on John. The paragraph on John points out its difference from the synoptics, such as Jesus not experiencing any human weakness (no baptism, no temptation, no Gethsemane, no agony). How about we follow that outline? Jonathan Tweet (talk) 22:43, 2 December 2014 (UTC)
Greek name in lead
Jesus spoke Aramaic, Hebrew possibly, Greek doubtfully. He lived under the Latin-speaking Roman Empire. Why is his name rendered in Greek in the first sentence, but not in other languages? I suggest leaving all foreign renderings to the Etymology section. —Nelson Ricardo (talk) 19:20, 6 December 2014 (UTC)
* Because the earliest definite rendering of his name we have is the Greek version. This, not Latin, was the lingua franca in the eastern Empire (that's why the New Testament manuscripts are in Greek). We know his name in Aramaic/Hebrew was "Yeshua" but we don't know for sure what the original spelling of this was—it was probably ישוע in Hebrew, but not definitely—so it's left out. I hope this helps. — Cliftonian (talk) 19:54, 6 December 2014 (UTC)
Semi-protected edit request on 11 December 2014
It lists Jesus as a "fictional character." Even if you are not a Christian, Jesus is not a fictional character.
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* It does not, nowhere in the article does it say Jesus is fictional. Please read the article before making comments.Jeppiz (talk) 20:12, 11 December 2014 (UTC)
Jesus as a Judean rather than a Jew
An editor has today changed several descriptions of Jesus as a Jew to read that he was a Judean. However, the source for this is a book by Benjamin H. Freedman, who is described as an anti-semite, and I feel there is a danger that he is describing Jesus as a non Jew to square up with his own anti semitic beliefs. Does anyone else feel that this at least might make him an unreliable source? Britmax (talk) 20:42, 21 December 2014 (UTC)
* I've reverted this. Saying Jesus was not Jewish is nonsense. And Judaea and Galilee are two different places—saying somebody's a "Judaean from Galilee" is like saying someone's a Scotsman from Wales. — Cliftonian (talk) 20:52, 21 December 2014 (UTC)
I guess you were talking about myself, well when you talk about anti-semitism, I dont remember saying this to anyone. You are the first person to tell me this. The Roman Province actually was called Judea. I am not talking about today's Galilea and today's Judea. I will ask you not to make this references because you are this way spreading Anti-Semitism. In Wikipedia, we have to stop judging people's character or personal beliefs like you are doing but analyze scientifically what has been said. Let's Learn from Science and Reason and not by Emotion.In a democratic society, everyone is allowed to express his opinion thats why i let you express your Beliefs about Benjamin Freedman, he is "Jewish" by the way, because you are allowed to express your beliefs no matter how unpleasant that may be, if you are planning to stop someone from expressing himself, you are just acting as a Tyrant. Thank You — Preceding unsigned comment added by LearnedElder (talk • contribs) 21:36, 21 December 2014 (UTC) contribs) 21:30, 21 December 2014 (UTC)
* If that is the inference you draw from my question about your source, I suggest you read my question again, more carefully, and read our article about him. Britmax (talk) 21:48, 21 December 2014 (UTC)
* Judea was a very short term governmental entity whose citizens were overwhelmingly Jews. Jesus, by the information related to us by the sources, was a Jew. Jew is the standard description of people sharing this religio-cultural heritage. There is no reason not to describe him as a Jew. To describe his as a Judean, or citizen of Judea, is both less than helpful, because people on average are not familiar with the Judean government, and also rather clearly obfuscatory, as the evidence clearly indicates his status as an ethnic Jew. John Carter (talk) 22:07, 21 December 2014 (UTC)
Well, I want you then to tell me what is the Religion of Judaism and Christianity, because according to you, there is a connection between the two, and in my opinion they are not related. Explain to me what is Judaism and its basic tenets.And so in your, professional opinion, his work has to be ignored because he is labeled an Antisemite? I dont agree with such logic unfortunately, and I see that you are biased against Mr. Freedman. And no, I think the article you people wrote is Very Antisemitic, because the man is "Jewish". — Preceding unsigned comment added by LearnedElder (talk • contribs) 00:35, 22 December 2014 (UTC)
* freedom of speech does not apply to Wikipedia, and we are not here to broadcast one's opinions, so don't try to dismiss as opinion that Freedman (who rejected Judaism) was a known antisemite is as confirmed a fact as him being an anticommunist (in his mind, they were the same thing); and don't claim to be on the side of reason when you cited an antisemitic conspiracy theorist as if he was a historian. The best case scenario for you citing him is that you had absolutely no idea what you were doing, in which case you should leave the article to people who do know what they're doing. If you did know what you were doing (hinted at since you tried to use Freedman's Jewish ancestry as a red herring), then you clearly saw nothing wrong with citing an antisemitic conspiracy theorist, which is highly problematic.
* Your opinion that they are not related is rejected by mainstream academia, which is what we side with. You yourself have to keep putting "Jewish" in quote when referring to Freedman, because he was about as Jewish as Richard Dawkins is Christian. Your accusation of antisemitism for pointing out that Freedman (who again, was not a historian, but a conspiracy theorist) wrote antisemitic material and campaigned for antisemitic causes is an attack on others and will be used as evidence against you if we have to suggest to the admins that you need to be topic banned from articles relating to Jews and Judaism. Ian.thomson (talk) 00:50, 22 December 2014 (UTC)
You are refusing to enter in a debate with about Judaism. I am ready to discuss the topic and cite quotes from famous historians on the content of that book, and we will compare the Talmud and the Bible (the word of God). And then we together will decide if Christianity has anything to do with Judaism. Thats my offer. Also, i dont appreciate when you say when most academia agrees, because you know very well that progress is accomplished by the minority and not by the masses. Thank You — Preceding unsigned comment added by LearnedElder (talk • contribs) 01:06, 22 December 2014 (UTC)
* No, mainstream academia decides, Wikipedia merely summarizes their findings. Ian.thomson (talk) 01:09, 22 December 2014 (UTC)
* The purpose of this talk page is to improve this article, not to engage in debate. Rmhermen (talk) 01:13, 22 December 2014 (UTC)
Well, in order to improve the article, the majority has to agree, thats the rules and so how do you want to improve something if there is no debate. I am not even allowed to change nothing of the article the majority of the writers on Wikipedia dont agree. I want to point out my facts and I am not let the chance to. If Jesus was really a Jewish rabbi, then lets analyze the content of the Talmud and see if it is in accordance with the Bible. I am ready to do that, the question is "Are You?" — Preceding unsigned comment added by LearnedElder (talk • contribs) 01:19, 22 December 2014 (UTC)
* Everyone may be interested in the ANI thread I've filed regarding LearnedElder's posts here. I've suggested at least a topic ban from Jews and Judaism (including pre-Nicene Christianity), if not a broader topic ban or more severe measures. Ian.thomson (talk) 01:26, 22 December 2014 (UTC)
* And I have submitted a request for admin attention to the username, which seems designed to refer to the notorious antisemitic forgery The Protocols of the Elders of Zion. I strongly suspect that this editor is not here to build an encyclopaedia. RolandR (talk) 01:34, 22 December 2014 (UTC)
Again Mr. Thomson. You have not even let me the chance of pointing out my facts. Remember that. Your a fudging your own Rules. I obey the Rules. You break them. — Preceding unsigned comment added by LearnedElder (talk • contribs) 01:29, 22 December 2014 (UTC) You have not even let me cite other professional scholars, I will give up on Mr. Freedman if he is labelled an Antisemite. I never even read your article about him before that. But you are not obeying the Rules and I deserve a better judgment than yours. I want a summary of your accusation against me because I want to talk to the admin also about your lack of respect towards wikipedia subscribers who are trying to provide for humanity but are silenced by people who lack morals and character. — Preceding unsigned comment added by LearnedElder (talk • contribs) 01:36, 22 December 2014 (UTC)
* Which rules would those be? We cite mainstream academic sources, and do not give undue weight nor even false balance to fringe claims. We are not here to debate, nor promote your personal beliefs, nor present original research, nor even engage in general discussion about matters that are not going to be included in the article. If you are not here to cite mainstream academic sources, but here to "right" what you imagine are "great wrongs", you are not welcome here. All that blue text are links to site policies and guidelines supporting what I'm saying.
* Your other actions on this site have made it clear that you have been blinded by antisemitic foolishness. I'm not going to even ask why we should listen to you, when it's clear that you have wasted whatever judgement you have and squandered whatever learning you could have had by wasting your time with hateful and ungodly lies.
* As for accusations, if you'd bother to read, you'd see that there was a link on this page, and I left a message on your talk page. Ian.thomson (talk) 01:40, 22 December 2014 (UTC)
Again, you dont even let me point out my sources, I will drop Freedman I tell you, you dont even let me explain myself but you keep ranting me with this rubbish of antisemitism that I dont want to discuss, I want to point out professionals scholars its ok if we drop Freedman, I never read that article about him. — Preceding unsigned comment added by LearnedElder (talk • contribs) 01:44, 22 December 2014 (UTC)
* How have I stopped you from citing sources here? I've merely pointed out what kind of sources we accept for articles, and pointed out that we're not here to debate. Ian.thomson (talk) 01:48, 22 December 2014 (UTC)
I will say one more thing. I know my case is lost, I understood in which hands my faith is. But I will say one last thing:Ye are of your Father, The Devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do! — Preceding unsigned comment added by LearnedElder (talk • contribs) 01:56, 22 December 2014 (UTC)
* Whoever hates his brother is a murderer: and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him. Ian.thomson (talk) 01:59, 22 December 2014 (UTC)
Lets not forget: "Your Father", He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies. — Preceding unsigned comment added by LearnedElder (talk • contribs) 02:07, 22 December 2014 (UTC)
The image of Jesus
As everyone knows there is a lot of controversy around the image of Jesus. But It seems that one version always wins out, at a price. Jesus is loved by millions of non-White people around the world. The best solution and I do not think anyone could argue with this is to use this composite image in the lead as done here Historical Jesus. This is the best way to handle a plural world.--Inayity (talk) 09:29, 14 December 2014 (UTC)
* Surely it is more inclusive and more in line with the spirit of Christian doctrine to have one image representing everyone? Having different images seems to me to imply arbitrarily splitting up Christians based on what they look like. After all, according to Christianity "Christ is all, and in all" (Col 3:11) and the race isn't relevant. — Cliftonian (talk) 10:14, 14 December 2014 (UTC)
* I actually see that "Christ is all, and in all" and race not being relevant as a reason to go ahead and have a composite image of the most common racial depictions of Jesus. It wouldn't have to be as small as the one at Historical Jesus and Race and appearance of Jesus, just four of the most diverse. Say, the Chinese, Ethiopian, European. All we need is a Native American Jesus (I'm seeing plenty in a Google image search, just need to find one that we can use and figure out how to upload it), and we'd have all the bases from Jesus Loves the Little Children covered. Ian.thomson (talk) 17:22, 14 December 2014 (UTC)
* I also agree with the change. It is in line with WP:WORLDVIEW, and having multiple notable depictions of Jesus' image is encyclopedic. I'd be fine now with the one from Historical Jesus. Not opposed to Ian.thomson's suggestion either, but would be interested in seeing the composite image. Airborne84 (talk) 17:44, 14 December 2014 (UTC)
* It has been and widely remains the view amongst Bible loving Christians that images of Jesus are a profound and offensive violation of His commands, specifically the second commandment (Matt.5.17-20, Deut.5.8-9, Col.1.15). Cpsoper (talk) 21:48, 14 December 2014 (UTC)
* That would be a good thing to take to the wiki for Christians by Christians. This one is by everyone for everyone. Compatibility with Christian doctrine is not one of our core values nor should it be.--Adam in MO Talk 01:37, 15 December 2014 (UTC)
* So everyone who disagrees with you - i.e. 90+ % of Christians everywhere - is not a "Bible loving" Christian. Paul B (talk) 21:54, 16 December 2014 (UTC)
* I am a conservative Christian, and I've never heard this claim before. Obviously, there is such a claim regarding Mohammad in the Islam faith, and there may indeed be some sects of Christianity that view images of Christ as offensive. But neither western Christianity, nor for that matter Judaism, hold that images of God or Christ are offensive - only those of any other god, or worship of a graven image as a substitute for God. Jtrevor99 (talk) 03:00, 17 December 2014 (UTC)
* Christianity has been fine more often than not with depicting God (though there have been movements in most denominations that have complained at some point), but Judaism actually does get a bit touchy about the matter. Some Jews even self-censor the English word "God" to stay as far away from idolatry as possible. Still, Cpsoper's claim appears to be personal belief presented universal and objective claims regarding historical doctrines, ones that simply do not hold up to scrutiny. Is he spiritually right (or wrong)? That's not a matter for the talk pages. Is his claim applicable or relevant to policies and guidelines concerning article content? Not at all. I think the concensus is clear that we're not going to remove images representing Jesus, the issue is whether we're going with Jesus cracker on a Christ, an older image, this composite image, or a simpler composite image. We should probably hat this portion of the discussion, in fact, and get back to business. Ian.thomson (talk) 03:14, 17 December 2014 (UTC)
* To play "devil's advocate": The historical image is indeed compatible with WP:WORLDVIEW, but the current image, though undoubtedly less accurate, is nevertheless more universally recognizable. Current Western and Eastern media, as well as historical media (Renaissance artists, medieval artists, and the like), all use an image like the current one. Significant exceptions include the Ethiopian church, and probably a few others. Keep in mind, additionally, that the "historical" image is nothing more than a reasonable guess - which is exactly what the current image was in the minds of those historical artists, though their guess was borne out of a desire to make Jesus look "more relatable" to patrons of the Roman and Greek Orthodoz churches - i.e., like a European.
* Or, to put the argument a slightly different way: we simply don't know what he looked like, and while the historical image is probably closer to reality, the current image is more universal as it's closer to what's been used throughout antiquity in the majority of western and eastern cultures. Jtrevor99 (talk) 17:23, 16 December 2014 (UTC)
* It's worth pointing out that "current image" was added to the article with no discussion, and was later edit-warred back in, replacing a longstanding, much more historically notable picture (this one), that had been there for years. Paul B (talk) 21:54, 16 December 2014 (UTC)
* That IS interesting. For purely aesthetic reasons I'd prefer the one that was edit warred out. Jtrevor99 (talk) 02:56, 17 December 2014 (UTC)
* All of the majority-black churches I've visited depicted Jesus as black, or had mostly black depictions if they had any non-black ones as well. The store I used to work at also stocks roughly equal numbers of white and black nativity sets, and the town I live in is 40-45% black. This is in line with the common trend that Jesus is usually depicted as the local race, if not depicted as a Mediterranean Semite. My family actually has a black manger set, and if we were any more Scottish, and we'd still be in Scotland; though this was in part to see if my grandparents would react to it. Ian.thomson (talk) 03:28, 17 December 2014 (UTC)
OK, let's try to get organized here. I'll lay out the various proposals and then we can argue in favor or against each one below. The proposal to remove all images entirely has already been voted down. Jtrevor99 (talk) 03:33, 17 December 2014 (UTC)
* (1) Keep current image. Primary argument in favor is that it is a more universally recognized and accepted depiction of Christ, even if it is less historically accurate. (The "European edition Jesus" is the most widespread due to Roman Catholicism being the most widespread of all Christian sects.)
* (2) Change to the earlier image that was removed during an edit war. Primary argument in favor is the same as (1).
* (3) Change to a single image that is intended to portray scholars' best guess on what Jesus may have actually looked like. Primary argument in favor is historical relevance and accuracy.
* (4) Change to a composite image such as this one. Primary argument in favor is that it can satisfy a variety of viewpoints. Exact composite to use TBD (to be determined) if this proposal wins.
* I'm for the current image. The Good Shepherd is perhaps one of the most recognizable depictions of Jesus and appears already in the early Christian art. A composite image may better suit the Historical Jesus article and putting it here too would duplicate lead illustrations. Also, the current image is of higher quality, with 3,186×6,151 pixels. Brandmeistertalk 22:29, 24 December 2014 (UTC)
* It doesn't appear (to me anyway) that there is enough consensus to change now. Why not put the composite image in the article in the "Depictions" section? Perhaps that's a good middle ground. Airborne84 (talk) 08:00, 25 December 2014 (UTC)
* Would that mean moving the one from the "Language, ethnicity, and appearance" section down, or having a different one? — Cliftonian (talk) 08:40, 25 December 2014 (UTC)
* Sorry, I looked through for a composite image and missed it. I'd still support a composite image in the lede, but until a consensus of editors concurs, I'm fine with that one in the main body. Airborne84 (talk) 08:48, 25 December 2014 (UTC)
* I would prefer a single image that was closer to Jesus's likely appearance, but was still recognizable as the Jesus of popular conception. That is, a compromise between (1) and (3). If this is impossible either (1) or (2) would be better than a composite. Even though the misconceptions about Jesus's race are frustrating, our mission is to report information, not correct ignorance. -- LWG [[User_talk:LWG|
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Removed passages
I removed the below passages from the "other views" section and am posting them here. Perhaps they can go in a different section. The "many" part will need some sourcing, of course. The issue regarding location has to do with WP:NPOV. Placing "rebuttals" at the end of sections can be seen as moving toward a POV or even an essay. This position should be sourced properly and listed in a section positing similar views, not offered to rebut a statement. Not to say that can never be done on Wikipedia, but this just seemed out of place to me in the section it was placed. It is also not clear to me that C.S. Lewis and von Balthasar are addressing Russell's points, so this could also be WP:OR. Feel free to weigh in. Airborne84 (talk) 19:14, 10 December 2014 (UTC)
Many have disputed Russell's opinion regarding Jesus' alleged vindictiveness, including C.S. Lewis, who thought the doors of hell are locked from the inside rather than from the outside, and Hans Urs von Balthasar.
As you acknowledge, rebutting an opinion can be done in Wikipedia. It seems highly inappropriate to have the only quoted statement in the article come from Russell, especially when that statement is patently false. Forgiving enemies was a central part of Jesus' message. I think Lewis and von Balthasar do address Russell's point about Hell - that the existence of Hell does not imply a vindictive God.Jimjilin (talk) 13:23, 11 December 2014 (UTC)
* Agreed with Jimjilin. Removing the above statement unbalances the article. Furthermore Christian theologians over the centuries - more than just Lewis and von Balthasar - have adequately addressed this claim. Jtrevor99 (talk) 18:15, 11 December 2014 (UTC)
If are no other objections I'll repost the above mentioned passage.Jimjilin (talk) 13:27, 12 December 2014 (UTC)
* I don't mind in principle if the passages above are in the article, provided they are adequately sourced. They are not now. However, I do not believe that they belong in "other views" which is where the criticisms are stated. This is not a criticism or an "other view". It should be located in the article along with other similar thoughts.
* I'm also a bit concerned by the comments above. We don't decide as editors in these situations which reliable sources are true and which are false. And the fact that various theologians disagree does not cancel out Russell's position on Wikipedia, nor would that invalidate it or falsify it (putting aside whether it is actually valid). Multiple positions and ideas, even conflicting, can appear in the same article. Claims about the falsity of Russell's statements should should be saved for other platforms on the web. And removing the passages does not unbalance the article. It achieved Featured Article status before they were added.
* Finally, as we discuss reinstating the passages—in any part of the article—please address my concern that (1) it is not adequately sourced, specifically the claim about "many", (2) that it appears to violate WP:SYNTH (if the two authors were not addressing Russell's point specifically (and it is not clear that they are), then the ideas cannot be linked), and (3) that it appears to present a POV in the main article by "rebutting" any stated criticism of Jesus. Thanks for your time. Airborne84 (talk) 19:51, 12 December 2014 (UTC)
* I wouldn't be too worried about the comments above. The point is that Russell's opinion on the matter clearly fits under WP:FRINGE given that the vast majority of theologians, scholars and historians share the opposing viewpoint. While his viewpoint doesn't need to be eliminated entirely from the article it should not be given great prominence, especially by removing a paired rebuttal from statements of his opinion. Jtrevor99 (talk) 22:47, 12 December 2014 (UTC)
* Regarding your challenges: (1) I will leave to those more well-versed than I. But Russell's opinion is a challenge to the core teachings of Christianity, and so I am absolutely certain there are hundreds if not thousands of cites that deal directly with Russell's viewpoint, even if they don't directly cite Russell himself. (2) I would disagree with your statement that "it is not clear that they are". It seems abundantly clear to me, negating any concern of WP:SYNTH. (3) Letting Russell's opinion stand without rebuttal would appear to present a POV as well - and a minority one at that. Besides, I don't think it would be ethical to state Russell's opinion without also stating responses to Russell's opinion. Jtrevor99 (talk) 22:51, 12 December 2014 (UTC)
Maybe we should remove the Russell quote as well? --FutureTrillionaire (talk) 23:50, 12 December 2014 (UTC)
* If the concern is simply that it is Russell alone making the statement, and that it could be a fringe view, that can be remedied easily enough. There is plenty of existing literature by commentators on the same topic. The idea can be sourced by other authors as well. And I don't think historians and scholars much discuss Jesus's vindictive character or lack of it. Theologians do, of course. But it should be clear why.
* If there are sources directly addressing Russell's position, then they should be used, not the ones listed. That would alleviate the WP:SYNTH issue. However, they should still be listed in a section with like ideas, not in the section called "other views".
* Finally, I don't agree that it reduces a POV position to rebut a critical statement like this. Please read through the article and see what other critical statements exist. There is one short paragraph, of which Russell's idea is part, and a few sentences in an above section on Jewish views. So, about 99 percent of the article is neutral or has unrebutted statements like "John's Gospel presents the teachings of Jesus not merely as his own preaching, but as divine revelation" or multiple discussions of the miracles he performed. Certainly many have disagreed that Jesus's teachings are divine revelation, including likely the entire non-Christian world throughout history. And none of the latter statements about miracles have accompanying rebuttals from commentators who addressed other possibilities. Yet, you're suggesting that if a very few critical passages exist within the article without a rebuttal showing their "falsity", then the article is POV? I strongly disagree with this idea. I truly would not be interested in suggesting we sprinkle in "rebuttals" from WP:RS commentators disagreeing with many of the unchallenged Gospel and theological positions in the article. Yet, it would be consistent with your suggestion that a critical statement for which opposing ideas exist should be rebutted. Thanks. Airborne84 (talk) 08:15, 13 December 2014 (UTC)
* That's well put, Airborne84 and I agree with it. --Rbreen (talk) 12:53, 13 December 2014 (UTC)
* You misunderstood me on the POV discussion. My point was, and still is, that whether Russell's criticism is presented without a rebuttal, or with a rebuttal, the article is still presenting a specific POV. There is no point in arguing to the contrary as it is a truism, and any argument regarding POV here is not helpful. As for your other comments on POV - you're welcome to start inserting rebuttals to the claims of miracles, divinity, etc., but you would also need to insert rebuttals to those rebuttals ... and to those ... and to those ... Jtrevor99 (talk) 22:40, 14 December 2014 (UTC)
* Your latter point is exactly why we should avoid putting in "rebuttals". And yes, Russell's quote presents a particular POV. I doubt there's disagreement there. The Gospels in the article present another POV. Peter and others present other POVs. It's OK to present POV statements in the article as long as the article adheres to the guidelines in WP:NPOV. Since the article is a featured article, a consensus of editors thought that it met Featured Article criterion 1d. If you are arguing that the entire article is POV, you will have to describe the problem beyond one quote in the article, IMO. Airborne84 (talk) 18:59, 16 December 2014 (UTC)
* I didn't see that someone had reinstated the "rebuttal". Whoever it was, please review WP:BRD. Until a consensus is established to insert the passages in the article, the version without them has consensus. Airborne84 (talk) 19:27, 16 December 2014 (UTC)
* Glad we agree on the point regarding rebuttals :) I think we're getting a little off-track here. To summarize: I don't find a POV argument particularly helpful in deciding Russell's position in the article. I am also not advocating for his complete omission. Rather, I am advocating that if he is included, his critics ought also be included. That would be sufficient, for one who wishes to delve further into the discussion, to browse the back-and-forth rebuttal arguments that have inevitably occurred. Something as simple as "Russell argues for abc; others have responded xyz" is fine. That is no different than what I would expect Wikipedia to do to air minority arguments on other, less emotionally and religiously charged, topics. As for whether he goes under "Other Views" or elsewhere...I have no opinion on that.
* Oh, and full disclosure (which I should have mentioned from the start): as a conservative Christian I do have a conflict of interest in this discussion. Jtrevor99 (talk) 19:34, 16 December 2014 (UTC)
* Thanks for your note. I understand your position. At this point we are simply rehashing. To add the rebuttal, you'll need to properly source the "many" wording, remove the editorializing "alleged", provide passages that clearly and directly address Russell's specific points and, most importantly, build a consensus for the change.
* Your personal beliefs don't matter here at Wikipedia. We all follow the same Wikipedia policies. Thanks. Airborne84 (talk) 19:49, 16 December 2014 (UTC)
* It'd be quite easy to argue that the very materials Russell uses to support his position actually contradict him, but that would be original research and so disallowed. I will therefore leave it to those better versed in others' research to do so. Jtrevor99 (talk) 21:28, 16 December 2014 (UTC)
* @Jimjilin, please review WP:BRD as your restoration of the passages violates it, and does not address the other concerns that I noted. The second addition appears to be edit warring and I left you a note on your talk page about this. As the previous version had consensus, you need to build a new consensus to add the passages. Simply re-adding passages that have been noted to have multiple issues and do not have a consensus behind them is not the best way to get results here at Wikipedia. Airborne84 (talk) 18:59, 17 December 2014 (UTC)
* I haven't really addressed it before because my primary issue with the passages in question is that they should not be juxtaposed with Russell's. I assume that likewise it would not be acceptable to list the C.S. Lewis and Balthasar passages in another section followed by Russell's as a "rebuttal". However, since Jimjilin appears to be willing to stride boldly toward the 3RR rule regarding the link between these passages and Russell's, I'll address it to potentially keep Jimjilin from getting blocked for this.
* The passages imply (at least to me) that C.S. Lewis and Balthasar allow that hell might not equate to everlasting punishment. This implies a lack of vindictiveness on their part. It has no implications for Jesus. Russell is stating his belief, ostensibly based on his reading of scripture, that Jesus believed in everlasting punishment. He also asserts "a vindictive fury against those people who would not listen to His preaching", which is different again from the idea of hell being or not being everlasting punishment. If C.S. Lewis said that Jesus thought that "the doors of hell are locked from the inside rather than from the outside", this would establish a link to part of what Russell is asserting (but not the reaction to his preaching). But the passage says only that CS Lewis thought that. This article is not about C.S. Lewis or Balthasar's views.
* Having said that, I will reiterate that, even with a clear link (which there is not), it is not appropriate to rebut statements here in the manner of an essay.
* As a final note for Jimjilin, it might be useful to think about what precedent that this rebuttal statement would set in a controversial article. It would not be something I would do, but this would open the door for others to go through the article and list opposing positions from reliable sources to many of the scriptural positions on miracles, divinity, etc. And as Jtrevor99 noted, editors may then want to list rebuttals to the rebuttals and where do they stop? It just seems like a bad idea. Thanks. Airborne84 (talk) 19:48, 17 December 2014 (UTC)
Russell is stating his belief, ostensibly based on his reading of scripture, that Jesus was vindictive. C.S. Lewis and von Balthasar and others have stated their position, clearly based on their reading of scripture, that Jesus was not vindictive. The book I linked to goes into detail discussing Jesus' statements to support von Balthasar's position. Don't you like balance?Jimjilin (talk) 15:41, 22 December 2014 (UTC)
* Then why not list the C.S. Lewis and von Balthasar passages in a section not called "other views" which contains criticism? I don't think you will get much support for using C.S. Lewis as a reliable source here; but, if not, I'm sure you can find a reliable source that opposes Russell's position. The point is that competing views by reliable sources can exist in the same article. But we as editors don't, in matters of opinion, choose which is "correct" and which is "false".
* Again we're just covering the same ground here. But there is room for compromise. Since you seem to want these ideas juxtaposed, would you be OK listing the C.S. Lewis and von Balthasar passages in another section and listing the Russell position immediately afterward in a rebuttal manner? Airborne84 (talk) 17:27, 22 December 2014 (UTC)
Sounds fine.Jimjilin (talk) 19:34, 22 December 2014 (UTC)
* All right. Please provide the exact wording from von Balthasar that provides the link to Jesus' position on hell (as opposed to von Balthasar simply making a statement about hell that requires someone to make a connection), I'll draft the proposed passages and a proposal for where to place them and we'll request additional input from other editors. And to be fair, I will recommend that the "rebuttal" from Russell be paraphrased/shortened afterward to only capture his key points. I open this as an option for further comment by other editors. Airborne84 (talk) 19:47, 22 December 2014 (UTC)
* It would be less objectionable (to me at least) to also use C.S. Lewis's quote in another section on Jesus' views. For example, this discussion has come up before in archive 62 where an editor opined that C.S. Lewis "was clearly a Christian and speaking as such and to put his views in a section meant to represent non-Christian views does not add neutrality, it violates it." The other editor was talking about the "other views" section we are discussing here. However, as a Christian, C.S. Lewis's quote could go in another section as we are discussing here. However, please provide the specific words that C.S. Lewis is using where he attributes wording about hell to Jesus. Then I think it will be more acceptable in a Featured Article. What other editors think is to be determined. Thanks. Airborne84 (talk) 20:18, 22 December 2014 (UTC)
Two quotes from Hans Urs von Balthasar, who thought Jesus was anything but vindictive.
Von Balthasar pointed out that Jesus “judges, however, only insofar as anyone who persists in darkness does not himself want to come into the light, and thereby, in view of God’s proclaimed word of love, judges himself." Dare We Hope: "that All Men be Saved"? ; With, A Short Discourse on Hell p. 42.
Hans Urs von Balthasar approvingly quoted 1 Timothy: God our Savior, desires all men people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. For there is one God and one mediator between God and man, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all. Dare We Hope: "that All Men be Saved"? ; With, A Short Discourse on Hell p. 35.Jimjilin (talk) 23:09, 22 December 2014 (UTC)
In The Problem of Pain C.S. Lewis said, "The doors of Hell are locked on the inside." Lewis was clearly giving his opinion of Jesus' teachings.Jimjilin (talk) 23:17, 22 December 2014 (UTC)
I shall now await Airborne84's descent from his snow-covered peak after his high conference with other great and powerful Editors. lol Just kidding.Jimjilin (talk) 23:35, 22 December 2014 (UTC)
* Thanks for the passages above. Please provide the full citations as this is a featured article and incomplete citations are not fitting. When I have those I can craft a proposal although it may take me a day or two.
* Please don't comment on other editors; focus on the material instead. Thanks. Airborne84 (talk) 07:54, 23 December 2014 (UTC)
Von Balthasar, Hans Urs (1988) Dare We Hope: "That All Men be Saved"? Ignatius Press p. 42
Von Balthasar, Hans Urs (1988) Dare We Hope: "That All Men be Saved"? Ignatius Press p. 35Jimjilin (talk) 21:44, 23 December 2014 (UTC)
Lewis, C.S. (2001) The Problem of Pain Harper San Francisco p. 130Jimjilin (talk) 13:43, 24 December 2014 (UTC)
* It would be useful to have the ISBNs, if available. However, that should be enough for now. I'll put a proposal together tomorrow for you and other editors to consider. Thanks. Airborne84 (talk) 21:33, 24 December 2014 (UTC)
* I mulled this over for a bit and decided to try a different approach which I hope will be acceptable to editors here. After a bit of research, there are quite a few options on how to handle this. However, as laying all these out is not how I prefer to spend my Christmas (Merry Christmas by the way), I decided to tackle the problem as I think has been communicated—concern that the Russell quote is too prominent in the article—by simply paraphrasing the quote.
* It is possible to list the positions that Jimjilin's sources note in the "Christian views" section along with Russell's words. However, these positions (that there might be a way out of hell) are also contradicted by Christian sources. I listed a few below, but these are only a smattering of what is available.
* Michael Allen Rogers (Doctor of Ministry, Westminster Theological Seminary) wrote here that “One foundational principle Jesus taught in the lesson of the rich man and Lazarus was that hell has no exit door.”
* Russell Moore, “president of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention” states in an article called "Why is Hell Forever?" that “[T]he Scripture is quite clear that hell is indeed everlasting. Jesus leaves the psychic burden intact.” Interestingly, Moore points to C.S. Lewis’s words to emphasize that there is no departing from hell for the sinners: “They will not be forgiven. To leave them alone? Alas, I am afraid that is what [God] does.”
* Matt Slick, apparently the president of CARM, writes in a CARM article called “Is Hell Eternal?” that “Eternal fire is real. Jesus said it was.”
* Seattle Pastor Mark Driscoll is quoted in a Christian Post article as saying: “Regarding a second chance after death, Driscoll stated plainly that there is no second chance. ‘Your eternal destiny is sealed upon your death. This life is your only opportunity.'”
* This website proposes to collect the thoughts of famous Christian commentators through history. It paints a rather bleak picture for someone arguing that hell may not be eternal, although I have not checked whether the quotes are properly attributed or not.
* Given the above, it would certainly be encyclopedic to note the two opposing Christian views on this in the section called "Christian views". However, that need not necessarily involve the Russell quote (although it could). Yet, Russell also pointed to a separate issue regarding the reaction to Jesus' preaching, not related to Hell, which would not fit well in such a discussion.
* So, I decided to simply reduce the prominence of the Russell quote. Perhaps that is acceptable to the other editors here. The question of whether to create a new paragraph in the "Christian views" section can then be left to someone who may wish to assemble it, if desired. Thanks. Airborne84 (talk) 08:41, 25 December 2014 (UTC)
I thought this matter was settled. That some disagree with Lewis and von Balthasar is not the point. And I don't think you'll find any Christian thinkers who conceive of Jesus as vindictive. I'd like to add: Some have disputed Russell's opinion regarding Jesus' alleged vindictiveness. Short and to the point and not out of place in that section. Russell is expressing an extremely controversial opinion and it would serve Wikipedia users if alternate views were mentioned. Just asking for balance. If you'd like to include a link to a more conservative Christian group that doesn't think Jesus was vindictive, that would be fine too. Something like this: http://www.explorefaith.org/punishment.html Jimjilin (talk) 20:11, 25 December 2014 (UTC)
* All right. We disagree at this point. A Christian point of view is, to me, out of place in the "Other [non-Christian] views" section. Please work to (1) establish a clear consensus to put a Christian point of view rebuttal after Russell's quote in the "Other views" section, or (2) start a new thread and establish a consensus to delete Russell's position if that's what you'd like to do. I oppose the first because it introduces POV. Perhaps you can establish a clear consensus for it with some additional input from editors though. Airborne84 (talk) 22:22, 25 December 2014 (UTC)
* On reflection, since I did say I would present the reverse possibility, listing the Christian point of view followed by the position Russell supports, I will do so, in concept at least. It could be a new paragraph in the "Christian views" section in a manner after the following: "Whether Jesus believed hell equated to everlasting punishment is a matter of some dispute. Various Christian commentators, such as C.S. Lewis and von Balthasar believe that Jesus thought hell was not everlasting punishment. Other Christian sources [such as the ones I noted] state that Jesus was clear in the Gospels that there is no escape from the punishment of eternal hell. Bertrand Russell called Jesus’ belief, as portrayed in the Gospels, as vindictive and a defect in his moral character, opining that no one who is 'really profoundly humane can believe in' hell. This position is echoed by atheist author Christopher Hitchens."
* Hitchens stated a similar sentiment in his book God is Not Great. Probably no one has noted detailed positions by Hitchens in this article because he did not have qualifications as a historian. However, if we are to use C.S. Lewis's position as a Christian in this type of discussion, it would seem that Hitchens' position as a notable atheist could be included.
* Please note that the statements do not refer to each other. I.e., the latter statements do not refer to the earlier ones in a manner that suggests they invalidate them (introducing POV). This provides the balance you feel is needed without presenting the impression that one opinion is "false".
* Russell's position on Jesus' reaction to his preaching is a separate matter.
* Finally, if you feel that this is an improvement, it will still require other editors to approve, as it lists non-Christian ideas in the "Christian views" section. I don't think that is an improvement; but, if you insist the ideas must be juxtaposed, and don't mind the Russell position following the others, then feel free to present the above as a proposed edit to the article (with sources, of course). Airborne84 (talk) 18:10, 26 December 2014 (UTC)
Jesus theories
Wondering if any of the accounts presented in this article are appropriate for this page or some other page about Jesus and theories that depart from the religious accounts? http://www.alternet.org/belief/not-so-virgin-birth-why-stories-jesus-became-more-magical-over-time <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 00:16, 27 December 2014 (UTC)
Semi-protected edit request on 1 January 2015
It states that Jesus is a fictional character under his name .I would like to see it changed to "Historical figure"
<IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 15:34, 1 January 2015 (UTC)
* Please read the notes above explaining that this is Facebook's error and nothing to do with Wikipedia. Britmax (talk) 16:13, 1 January 2015 (UTC)
Jesus is a major prophet of Islam
why has that information not been put into this article with a reference to the pages in islam with a link to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prophets_and_messengers_in_Islam.
After "and is also the Son of God." add "Jesus is also a major prophet and messeger of Islam".
Right now it looks like this page hi-jacks the consept of Jesus for christians and not acknowledge that he is a major part of Islam ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 17:15, 12 January 2015 (UTC)
* The fourth paragraph of the lede addresses this in detail. -- LWG talk 17:37, 12 January 2015 (UTC)
* Yes, the article already states this (several times in fact). Besides, the article is not "hi-jacked" for Christians; if it seems to have a primarily Christian slant that's because of Christ's importance in Christianity. All faiths and historical viewpoints are (should be) represented. Jtrevor99 (talk) 22:21, 14 January 2015 (UTC)
Semi-protected edit request on 7 January 2015
Please, out of respect to Christians, at least change Jesus from a "Fictional Character" to an "Historical Figure". Thank you.
<IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 20:13, 7 January 2015 (UTC)
* ❌: I can't find the word "fiction" used anywhere on the page. If you want a change made, you will have to be more specific. G S Palmer (talk • contribs) 20:21, 7 January 2015 (UTC)
* As we wouldn't do it solely "out of respect for Christians" it's just as well that this was Facebook's issue not ours. Britmax (talk) 22:55, 7 January 2015 (UTC)
* There's no need to bait him or anyone else. A jaded reader could misinterpret your comment as "we will be disrespectful of Christians on Wikipedia if it suits us". That is incompatible with Wikipedia's policy to be respectful of all cultures and traditions. Clearly, that is not what you intended, but I would urge caution. Regardless, it amazes me that Facebook has not made the correction after tens of thousands of complaints. Jtrevor99 (talk) 17:19, 8 January 2015 (UTC)
* Sorry, which policy to be respectful of all cultures and traditions? Britmax is right, we certainly would not change it just out of respect for Christians. Regardless of one's beliefs, articles are not changed solely for the purpose of being respectful to religions. Only if the content is referenced and reliable is it added. See WP:NOTCENSORED. JZCL 18:37, 8 January 2015 (UTC)
* I was referring to WP:NPOV, specifically WP:RNPOV and WP:OUTRAGE. Do you interpret these policies differently? And I'm not questioning whether Britmax is right; I'm questioning how it was stated. I thought I made that clear; I apologize if I didn't. Jtrevor99 (talk) 22:25, 14 January 2015 (UTC)
Trevor, please be more specific. Are you saying that the article should acknowledge that jesus did magic, "out of respect for christians"? You are the one being outrageous. This is an encyclopedia, not an exercise in christian apologetics, let's keep it that way. — Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 23:13, 16 February 2015 (UTC)
* Oh, please. Your outrage is misplaced, out of date by at least a month, and does not even fit into the conversation. You clearly misunderstood the above. Never did I state or try to defend that "Jesus did magic" or anything silly like that - in fact, that was never even part of the discussion. Instead I merely pointed out the unfortunate phrasing "we wouldn't do it solely out of respect for Christians", even if that is official Wikipedia policy, as such phrasing has baited people in the past and led them to jump to erroneous conclusions. Much as you just did. Next time, please ensure you understand the conversation and its context before you attempt to rehash something that concluded over a month ago with attacks that are completely unrelated to that discussion. Jtrevor99 (talk) 18:16, 24 February 2015 (UTC)
Possible explanations for revelatory driven experiences
Would add a perspective from a respected, peer reviewed journal under Other Views: "A 2012 paper in the Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences suggested that psychiatric conditions associated with psychotic spectrum symptoms may be possible explanations for revelatory driven experiences and activities such as those of Abraham, Moses, Jesus and Paul the Apostle."
This is not a new idea and was offered by Jesus' own family to explain his behavior. The article is not a criticism of Jesus. — Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 16:23, 20 January 2015 (UTC)
* I've heard a lot of claims about Jesus, but I've certainly never heard this one before. As a result, I highly suspect it is a fringe concept, in which case, it does not merit inclusion at all, regardless of who wrote about it or in what it was published.Farsight001 (talk) 22:56, 20 January 2015 (UTC)
* I have heard the suggestion before (for the figures listed, as well as Muhammad), but this is the first from something that would otherwise qualify as an RS (however, the source is not reliable for historical topics). It still merits far less due weight than the Christ Myth Theory. A book dedicating at least a whole chapter to surveying various authors covering the view, sure we'd include it. Ian.thomson (talk) 23:34, 20 January 2015 (UTC)
The claim first appears in Mark 3:21 when Jesus' family sought to take him to protect him. Mainstream religion might prefer to limit public encyclopedia articles to what they are comfortable with(from a religious perspective) but this doesn't criticize Christ would constitute other views. The above article appears to have been reviewed by a Harvard Master of Divinity grad(he can be looked up). Many books purporting to write history are not peer reviewed and are still used as references. Just a thought. — Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 02:11, 21 January 2015 (UTC)
* The Bible verse would be original research, which we don't use. Please actually present evidence of religious censorship or don't imply that that's the reason why the material isn't included (see WP:Assume good faith). Wikipedia doesn't just use random "books purporting to write history," but those from academic publishers or by accredited experts in a given field, in addition to peer-reviewed works. Please actually name the Harvard MDiv, and where his review was published. If it wasn't published, we don't care. Ian.thomson (talk) 02:27, 21 January 2015 (UTC)
You are right. I apologize for my unfair presumption. — Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 03:01, 21 January 2015 (UTC) The Bible verse is from the published article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 23:28, 21 January 2015 (UTC)
* No, the bible verse is from the bible. The published article is too fringe to merit inclusion, as said above, and your interpretation of the bible verse, which others certainly don't agree with, is considered original research, which we also can't include. If/when the idea becomes more popular in academia, try again. Until then, there's really nothing we can do.Farsight001 (talk) 00:45, 22 January 2015 (UTC)
* I don't think it's at all a "fringe" theory to state that people that believe they have received religious visitations are generally mentally ill. Even if one believes that some particular person was genuinely visited by supernatural beings, that presupposes that most of the other people making similar claims are either ill or committing fraud.—Kww(talk) 01:09, 22 January 2015 (UTC)
* And yet a fringe idea is exactly what it is because supporters of the claim are almost nonexistent in academia, especially in regards to Jesus.Farsight001 (talk) 02:53, 22 January 2015 (UTC)
* The only figure in the source whose own thoughts we have direct access to is Paul. The rest we don't even have contemporary accounts of actions for. Even taking the very conservative assumption that the Gospels were written by the disciples after Jesus lived, that's a degree of separation that makes post hoc attempts at diagnosis questionable. Since there was certainly more separation than that (the Gospels being written throughout the latter half of the 1st century, by first, second, or even third generation followers of the apostles, with at least literary outside influence), there's little to draw conclusions about Jesus's mental state from. It's still possible with inductive reasoning to say that some parts of the New Testament could have happened (apocalyptic but ascetic rabbi? proclaimed Teacher of Righteousness? messiah claimant? executed for their teachings? people called Yeshu or Yeshua? all present), or under what contexts certain things could have been said (whole point of the Jesus Seminar), but Jesus's personal thoughts are too far removed to be examined from a narrow perspective than history, philosophy, or sociology. But to attempt to derive Jesus's personality from the New Testament is like trying to determine Richard III's personality from the Shakespeare play (a mistake).
* If a source tried to diagnose Siddhartha Gautama (likely historical, but only documented well after the fact) and Krishna (probably legendary), would this discussion have even happened? Ian.thomson (talk) 03:41, 22 January 2015 (UTC)
* Your statement regarding Richard III is a fallacy. Shakespeare and his contemporaries understood the play Richard III was not a fully accurate portrayal, but rather a dramatic portrayal of it. It was written by a known dramatist, playwright and poet with 110 years of separation, and nothing other than historical accounts to go off of. The gospels, on the other hand, were intended (whether they were successful or not) to accurately record and report Jesus' life and interactions with those around him. They were written either by direct contemporaries (as is purported by tradition, and for which there is a significant amount of evidence) or by those with only one or two degrees of separation, which means the time gap is between zero and 35 years. Furthermore those who believed Jesus to be a significant religious figure, and considered lying, misdirection and omission to be sin, would put far greater importance on recording teachings and happenings accurately than would a poet, particularly in an age where people were being tortured and killed for said religious figure. Jtrevor99 (talk) 01:26, 29 January 2015 (UTC)
* There are all kinds of policies that one can use to argue that the material shouldn't be included, but WP:FRINGE shouldn't be among them. The existence of ecstatic seizures is generally recognized, and the theory that they are the source of some religious revelations is quite maintstream: http://www.epilepsybehavior.com/article/S1525-5050%2803%2900276-2/abstract?cc=y and http://www.epilepsybehavior.com/article/S1525-5050%2806%2900179-X/abstract are just two examples. The research we are discussing here is only tangentially related to the specific topic of "Jesus", however, as the base theory can't reasonably be held to have been proven in relation to one particular figure but not to another. If, out of politeness, we assume that at least one genuine religious experience has occurred, there's no way for this theory to apply specifically to Jesus.—Kww(talk) 04:55, 22 January 2015 (UTC)
* Yet we must apply some modicum of WP:FRINGE in order to maintain coherence and not overwhelm the article. I generally would agree with inclusion of this theory, even if I believe it to be patently false in Jesus' case, for the aforementioned reasons of prominence and because the theory is presented in the Bible itself. However, that does not mean that all "less mainstream" theories ought be presented...I'd rather not, for example, start a section regarding the theory that Jesus was a space alien and God the mothership, for example. Jtrevor99 (talk) 01:26, 29 January 2015 (UTC)
* I have not really favored either side of this issue enough to assert one in particular. But the space alien and mothership example is (presumably) not comparable to a peer-reviewed article in a journal such as the one in question. The argument to not include may yet hold on its own merits, but it should not hinge on this.
* There is rationale to not include every bit of information available about a subject in a Featured Article which must summarize all notable views. Ideally, this material would fit in another article on Wikipedia if it is new and emerging through reliable sources but hasn't yet received really significant coverage. But if there is no good fit elsewhere, there are compromises available, such as including the material in a footnote until it receives more coverage—if it does. Airborne84 (talk) 19:41, 2 February 2015 (UTC)
* I wouldn't include it unless other tertiary sources tend to include it. I don't think Britannica mentions it, for example. For an article like this, let's stick to the sorts of things that textbooks and encyclopedias cover. Also, papers like this don't always get their history right, and I don't think this one does. Jonathan Tweet (talk) 00:13, 21 February 2015 (UTC)
There are a lot of mainstream sources that speak of ecstatic seizures. Its well known and well established. However, what is fringe is the idea that JESUS had ecstatic seizures. We can't just talk about the seizures for the heck of it here because that's completely off topic. And we can't reasonably claim that Jesus had them because that concept is very fringe. There's just no reason for inclusion.Farsight001 (talk) 23:55, 24 February 2015 (UTC)
Shouldn't the article be called "Jesus Christ"
Is there a reason why it isn't? I couldn't find anything in the talk page archives about proposed moves. Nikki Lee 1999 (talk) 11:17, 1 March 2015 (UTC)
* "Christ" is not a name, but a title, and a title that is only appropriate for Christians. Per WP:NPOV, we don't elevate that particular religious perspective over others (just like we don't write Muhammad PBUH). And as I just found out, this is even covered in the FAQ ;-). --Stephan Schulz (talk) 12:05, 1 March 2015 (UTC)
* Definitely not Jesus Christ as Stephan already wrote and explained very well. His name was Jesus (well, the Greek form of his name is Jesus) while Christ is a matter of faith, not neutral facts.Jeppiz (talk) 14:09, 1 March 2015 (UTC)
* "Christ" is, as Stephan and Jeppiz have said above, a title rather than a name—specifically the Greek-cognate version of the Hebrew "Messiah". Not everybody recognises Jesus as Christ, therefore putting it in the article title would be POV. — Cliftonian (talk) 14:58, 1 March 2015 (UTC)
* Besides, everyone knows that his family name was Hong. Ian.thomson (talk) 19:06, 1 March 2015 (UTC)
* Horus Hong, to be precise. Apparently that's what the "H" in Jesus H. Christ stands for. Wdford (talk) 05:45, 2 March 2015 (UTC)
* Did you not see the big banner at the top urging you to read the FAQ before commenting here? The very first FAQ explains the answer to your question. And how carefully did you check the archives? I can remember at least 2 dozen requests (or at least mentions of the change) while I've been around. JZCL 18:16, 2 March 2015 (UTC)
Some Other Opinion
Great way to hide the bias here. The article says that virtually all scholars of antiquity believe he existed. I understand that the majority believe that, but that is not the same as saying virtually. Then the article talks about the Jesus Myth theory, but only gives a slight bit of the argument for theory, before giving comments from Christian scholars about how. The Tacitus thing doesn't do much to prove his existence. That came in the year 116, which was over 80 years after his supposed death, and Tacitus is not a contemporary of Christ. There were no contemporary accounts of Jesus. The Testimonium Flavianum is a forgery. Here we have Josephus, an unconverted Jew, saying that Jesus was the Messiah. Josephus was not a Christian, and mentioned Vespasian as the Messiah. A quote from Louis Feldman is used to support the validity of Josephus writing about Jesus in book 20, which would lead some to believe that book 20 refers to the more famous text, which it does not. Josephus also could not have been an eyewitness to Jesus. It is likely that the belief that Josephus mentioned James as being the brother is Jesus, is likely based on a Christian interpolation. The mentioning most likely is about James, the brother of Jesus ben Damneus. That could be at least worth a mention. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:1:2C80:A:341A:F84D:AE40:5C7D (talk) 23:39, 3 March 2015 (UTC)
* Its called due weight. Since the Jesus-myth theory has about as much credibility as Intelligent Design, we give it about as much focus here as we give Intelligent Design in the evolution article. Technically, the mere mention of the Jesus myth theory is bias in its favor because its such a fringe idea.Farsight001 (talk) 23:45, 3 March 2015 (UTC)
* As much credibility of intelligent design? That's not close to the truth. It's a fringe idea, but so are a lot of other things. The fact is there were several notable historians in ancient Palestine at the time Jesus was supposed to have existed. None of them mention him. All the accounts of him come from sources well after his death. Remember this is a person who if you go by the bible, did many incredible things, and even if you take out the magic, he still caused quite a stir. Yet he is not mentioned by any contemporary historians. The earliest gospel came after 70AD. Josephus supposed mentioning of him comes from the year 93. Tacitus text from 116. According to your article he died somewhere from 30-33 AD. Paul's writings, which still aren't contemporary eyewitness accounts, are more of the gnostic variety. Even the name itself is not likely to have been the name given to him at that time in Israel. Josephus is talking about Jesus the son of Damneus. That person even becomes the high priest after the death of James http://stephenblogs.com/2013/03/22/the-misuse-of-james-the-brother-of-jesus-in-christian-apologetics-part-2/. To try to reduce the idea that he didn't exist, to having the same credibility as intelligent design seems in itself to be bias. There seems to be this idea of verifying his existence by using Christian scholars. Talk about bias. In their minds, their eternal life rides on this. He wrote no books. They have not found physical evidence of his existence. We don't know of him leaving behind any descendants. We don't know what he looked like. While that does not mean that he didn't exist. When you add that with the lack of contemporary accounts, we have an argument that makes a lot more sense than the biblical Jesus story — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:1:2C80:A:341A:F84D:AE40:5C7D (talk) 00:23, 4 March 2015 (UTC)
* Mainstream academic sources are what determines the article. You need to cite books from academic publishers. Personal arguments do not matter. Wikipedia is also not a general discussion forum, nor a pulpit to preach from. If you are not here to cite books from mainstream academic publishers (without elaboration, interpretation, or addition), then please find something better to do.
* But as to your claims that Christians can only believe Jesus was a historical figure, Tom Harpur, is both a Christian priest and a Christ Myth Theorist. To claim that Christian academics cannot truthfully examine the issue of Jesus's historicity ignores the possibility of their adoption of Docetism (as Harpur has), and is about as reasonable and opinionated as it would be to claim that CMTers are inherently biased against any possibility of Jesus's existence out of contrarian opposition to Christianity and an evangelical desire to convert people from it. Both are gross oversimplications that fail to properly address the issues. And on Wikipedia, the issue is simply "What do the mainstream academic sources say?" Ian.thomson (talk) 00:41, 4 March 2015 (UTC)
* Wikipedia summarizes non-primary mainstream academic sources without addition, elaboration, or interpretation (or other forms of original research). Opinions posted on the talk page do not matter. The source cited supports the "virtually all" phrasing. If we bring in what CMT works do qualify as mainstream academia, such as Richard Carrier or Robert M. Price, "virtually all" still stands. Despite the echo chamber that CMTers like to create for themselves, very few of them are involved in mainstream academia (or are involved in much the same way young earth creationists are involved in mainstream science -- trying to refocus the issue on their terms instead of answering mainstream academia's concerns with their positions). Carrier and Price, who are mainstream academics despite their views, admit that almost no one in mainstream academia supports the CMT. So while ("everyone" - "a minority" = "a majority"), ("everyone" - "almost no one" = "virtually all"). Ian.thomson (talk) 23:53, 3 March 2015 (UTC)
* I am not talking about the popularity of the argument. Creationism is much more popular than the Christ Myth Theory. I'm talking about the sensibility of it. A lot of smart people believe stupid things, because it makes them feel better. The fact that most of "mainstream academia" believes he existed doesn't mean a ton to me. I feel that academics are more likely to question Jesus' existence than the average person. So it's not like intelligence correlates with the belief that Christ existed. This goes beyond who is in the majority, but goes to the dismissal of the argument against his existence in the article, as well as the weak evidence that is used in the article to back up his existence. If you are going to suggest that CMT makes as much sense as 'intelligent design in the evolution debate' you might want to provide better evidence. Evolution has plenty evidence. The existence of Jesus Christ? Not so much. I wouldn't had less of a problem is the idea of Jesus not existing wasn't even mentioned in the article. It's the suggestion from the article, and from the comment that the idea does not make sense. You really want to prove he existed, then you are welcomed to bring up all the good evidence you want to. Maybe some contemporary account would be good. At least one. Until then, I don't got time for it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:1:2C80:A:341A:F84D:AE40:5C7D (talk) 00:47, 4 March 2015 (UTC)
* Mainstream academic sources. Are you going to cite them? Your opinions on those sources are not what Wikipedia is based on. Ian.thomson (talk) 00:56, 4 March 2015 (UTC)
Let's look at some of your "Mainstream academic sources"
Bart D. Ehrman-Christian scholar Ed P. Sanders-Christian scholar Crossan & Watts-Crossan is a Christian scholar,and Watts is a pastor James D.G. Dunn-New Testament Scholar. Professor of Divinity at Uninversity of Durham Craig A Evans-New Testament Scholar. Professor at Acadia Divinity College John R. Donahue-Associate Professor of New Testament. Unless I got the wrong person http://www.womenpriests.org/classic/donahue.asp Robert Thomas France-New Testament scholar, who was an Anglican cleric. Graham Stanton-New Testament scholar Jonathan L. Reed-Professor of Religion Amy-Jill Levine-Professor of New Testament Studies at Vanderbilt Divinity School Andreas J. Kostenberger, L. Scott Kellum, Charles L. Quarles-Kostenberger is a Senior professor of New Testament, and Biblical Theology. Kellum is a professor of New Testament, and Greek. Quarles is a Professor of New Testament and Biblicial Theology. All of them work at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary Thomas P. Rausch-Professor of Catholic Theology Gerd Theissen, Annette Merz- Both are Protestant Theologians, Thissen is listed as a New Testament scholar, and Merz listed as a biblical scholar. Graham H. Twelftree-Biblical scholar James Barr-Old Testament scholar Florence Gillman-Professor of Theology and Religious Studies
My head hurts... That's all the sources that I looked up. You should know your sources, and know that I am not lying. I get it! The vast majority of mainstream academia believes Jesus existed. Going by the your sources they must also believe in his divinity. Some of them might be creationists. I get the feeling that "Mainstream Academia" isn't a group that is determined by National Academy of Science standards. Christian scholars. Strong Christians. Believe their eternal lives are riding on this. I was so stupid to talk about bias. How could those "mainstream academics" be biased. I apologize! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:1:2C80:A:341A:F84D:AE40:5C7D (talk) 02:28, 4 March 2015 (UTC)
* I stopped reading the second you said that Bart Ehrman was a Christian.
* If you had any interest in improving this article, you would have cited sources by now. Instead, it's clear that you're only here to argue, even if that involves telling outright lies (Erhman is an agnostic). I'm closing this under WP:NOTFORUM. Ian.thomson (talk) 02:36, 4 March 2015 (UTC)
More Other Opinions
You got me. I got that one wrong, but it looks like the rest are Christians, though I didn't read any confirmation on the beliefs of Theissen. That's not the point though. You still have not mentioned any evidence for the existence of Jesus, and yes I do want to argue. Farsight001 said that Jesus Myth Theory was as credible as intelligent design is when it comes to evolution. If Farsight001 wants to make statements like that then that person might want to provide some evidence. If Ian.thomson wants to argue, then go about providing some evidence. Trying to minimize an argument, while not really addressing it is not a good way of proving a case. If either of you want to prove that case especially Farsight001, then you can go right ahead, and argue. Making at least some good arguments for evolution isn't tough, and if Jesus Myth Theory is as credible Farsight001 suggest it is, then why not make some arguments to prove the case. Also Ehrman said that he was Agnositc, Humanist, and Atheist, but Jesus Myth Theory is fairly popular among atheists. Believe me, I can name several well respected academics that don't believe Jesus existed, but anyone rattle off names. It will take time to actually give a better understanding of how common it is.1013lg (talk) 03:50, 4 March 2015 (UTC)
* I'm not the one wanting to change the article, so its not my job to provide the evidence. Its yours. I agree that trying to minimize an argument while not really addressing it is not a good way of proving a case, but you're the one doing that here, not us. Talk pages are not for arguing, though. They are for the purpose of improving the article only, so if you have no evidence to suggest that we should overturn long standing consensus and ignore the plethora of contradicting evidence that is provided in the article already, you might as well stop wasting everyone's time, including yours, and not post any longer.Farsight001 (talk) 03:57, 4 March 2015 (UTC)
* And if you bothered to read any of the other discussions that have taken place on this talk page, you'd find plenty of evidence that a lot of the people on here are not Christians. You'd also find evidence that those of us who are are doing our best to be unbiased and present all viewpoints fairly - which includes going out of our way to not represent our own viewpoints. Your statements are clearly and demonstrably contradicted by the facts. Jtrevor99 (talk) 04:28, 4 March 2015 (UTC)
* What in the world does being or not being a Christian have to do with anything? Wikipedia cites WP:RS. We do not care AT ALL whether those sources are Christians or not. We're not ALLOWED to care. And according to WP:NPOV, representing all viewpoints fairly MEANS not representing fringe viewpoints at all. Maybe you should read the policies that govern this place instead of coming in here and acting like you know the rules better than the members that have been around for several years.Farsight001 (talk) 04:32, 4 March 2015 (UTC)
* No need to argue. Our duty as editors isn't to figure out what's right. It's simply to follow what the reliable sources say. Find good sources and you don't need to argue. If you can't find good sources, then arguing is beside the point. 1013lg says "'Jesus Myth Theory is fairly popular among atheists'." As an atheist, I consider it shameful the way that my fellow atheists glom onto this fringe idea. To my fellow editors who are Christian (or just good scholars), I apologize on behalf of my people for this interruption. Jonathan Tweet (talk) 14:46, 4 March 2015 (UTC)
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What is The Patient Activation Measure?
Oncology is a field that has been quick to embrace the concept of patient activation as a way to improve outcomes. The Patient Activation Measure (PAM) is an evidence-based tool developed by researchers at the University of Oregon and InSignia Health Services Research, Inc.
It is designed to measure how well individuals can understand and use healthcare information and services and how confident they are in managing their health and care.
Read more: Resolving Barriers to Care: Patient Activation is a Step Forward for Health Systems to Advance Health Equity in Value-Based Care.
Motivating cancer patients to become more active in their care is the ultimate goal of PAM. We will explain the details of the PAM system and how it helps Oncology doctors to help patients in this article.
How Does the PAM System Work?
The PAM system is designed to measure and track patient activation levels over time, allowing healthcare professionals to understand their patients’ needs better. The system works by providing a questionnaire that helps assess an individual’s current level of understanding about their health and ability to take action on this information. The questionnaire includes four sections: Information Management, Decision Making, Self-Care, and Advocacy.
The questionnaire is then used to assign the patient an activation level ranging from one (lowest level) to four (highest level). Scores of one indicate that a person needs assistance understanding the type of health information they are presented with and how to use it to make sound decisions regarding their health. Scores of two indicators that a person can understand the information presented and recognize when action is needed but might need assistance.
Three scores suggest that a person has acquired enough understanding and skills to manage their health but still needs guidance. Finally, a score of four means a person is confident in their ability to understand the information presented and make decisions based on it.
How Do Oncology Practices Measure and Increase Patient Activation?
Oncology practices use the Patient Activation Measure (PAM) to gauge patient activation. Here are the steps oncology practices take to measure and increase patient activation:
1. Assess patients’ knowledge, skills, and confidence using PAM:
The Patient Activation Measure (PAM) is an evidence-based tool used to assess patient activation. It has been validated in various settings and can be used to compare patient activation across different patient populations.
2. Develop a care plan based on PAM results:
An individual’s PAM result can create an individualized care plan tailored to the patient’s knowledge, skills, and confidence. This care plan may involve providing information about disease management or other self-care practices, encouraging the patient to participate in decision-making, and ensuring they have access to the necessary resources.
3. Monitor patient activation:
Practices can use PAM scores as a baseline to measure changes in patient activation levels over time. This allows practices to observe the impact of interventions, such as providing educational materials or engaging patients in shared decision-making.
4. Offer educational materials to increase patient activation:
Practices may also provide educational materials such as booklets, videos, or online courses to help patients learn more about their condition and available treatments.
5. Engage in shared decision-making with patients:
Shared decision-making is integral to patient engagement. Engaging patients in a dialogue about their condition, treatment options, and potential risks can empower patients to be active in the decision-making process regarding their care.
By leveraging the Patient Activation Measure (PAM) and taking these steps, oncology practices can measure patient activation levels and take action to increase them. Call Guideway to learn more about how we can help you better understand and activate your patients.
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Rh the noise woke me, and a moment later, as my daughter passed through, she turned on the light, and I remember distinctly commenting upon the time. It was ten minutes after twelve, was it not, Ethel?" She turned to the girl for confirmation.
"Yes; it was precisely ten minutes after twelve," the girl replied evenly, "when I came into your room."
Again young Preston started; but as he glanced about the others, he checked himself with an effort.
"That is quite sufficient, I fancy, is it not, Inspector?" Mr. Brookingdale put in.
"Quite, sir!" the officer bowed in respectful apology. "It is quite—quite incomprehensible still in some ways, I must say, sir,"—the man looked about and moved out reluctantly,—"but we are glad to have ourselves set right about this young gentleman. We ask your pardon very sincerely, Mr. Preston." He bowed to the American and withdrew.
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Bata, Pazardzhik Province
Bata (Бъта) is a village in the Panagyurishte municipality in western Bulgaria. It has 1 345 inhabitants.Обичам те АЛИ
Geography
Bata is located in a mountainous region. The village lies in the Sredna Gora mountain, in the Bata-Banya valley. The river Banska Luda Yana runs through the village and flows in the Panagyurska Luda Yana slightly downstream. There are gold sands in the river between Bata and Popintsi which is at 9 km to the south. There are two micro dams in the land of the village suitable for fishing. A mineral spring exists in the locality Toplika.
The nearest settlements are the town of Panagyurishte at 8 km to the north and the village of Banya at 4 km to the east.
Culture and landmarks
There are ruins of a medieval fortress in the vicinity called by the locals Krasen or Kaleto. Golden and silver jewels and coins dating from different periods have been found during excavations.
Some authentic traditions have been preserved. The village has an amateur group called Iglika (cowslip) famous for the presentation of typical traditions, songs and dances with many awards from different fairs.
Events
* Kukeri - at Zagovezni
* Fair at St George's Day
People
* Anelia Ralenkova - rhythmic gymnast with 4 gold medals from World and European Championships
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Anatomy of the Heart
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The structure of the heart has intrigued scientists since ancient times. Different interpretations of the anatomy of the heart reflect changing notions of its function. In ancient art, the heart is pictured according to society’s concept of its function. The ancient Egyptians believed that the heart contained the soul, and that it would be weighed by Anubis after death. If it was heavier than a feather the soul was damned. Note that even in this early depiction the chambers of the heart are visible.
The early Greek anatomical writers, including Aristotle and Hippocrates, regarded the heart as the source of innate heat and this concept remain unchallenged for a thousand years. Greek surgeon, physician and philosopher – Claudius Galen (AD 129 – 199/217) incorporated these ideas in his anatomical texts. Galen also believed that the flow of blood through the heart required the existence of passages, or pores, between the ventricles.
Early anatomical texts from Greece and Rome were not illustrated with diagrams. In 16th century medical schools, Galens’ work was still being read aloud during demonstration dissections so students could verify the accuracy of his descriptions. Ecclesiastical approval is made clear by the sacred monogram in the title page of this 1643 edition of Galen’s Epitome.
The advent of woodblock printing meant that diagrams could be reproduced. The first to appear were depictions based on medieval manuscripts where symbols were used rather than naturalistic representations. This anatomy textbook, by Johannes de Ketham, used in Vienna in the 15th century, employs the playing card symbol of the heart. The artist has tried to visualise Galens’s first century anatomical descriptions. Contrary to Galen’s text, however, the heart is shown on the right hand side of the body and it is not clear how blood reaches the heart. How medical students reconciled these discrepancies we cannot know.
Some professional anatomists entertained doubts about specific Galenic details, and in 1543, Flemish anatomist - Andreas Vesalius (1514 –1564) published an extraordinary illustrated textbook based on his careful dissections of numerous human bodies. It revolutionised medicine because it provided detailed and accurate pictorial representations based directly on dissected specimens. Vesalius was one of a line of pioneering Professor’s of Anatomy at Padua University, where dissection was undertaken in the famous Anatomy Theatre under the protection of the Venetian state during the inquisition. (The Vesalian Theatre in the Anderson Stuart Building is named in his honour).
The illustration of the heart in Vesalius’s Fabricia showed the interventricula pores as described by Galen but explicitly deny the connection between the ventricles. Vesalius’ guarded comments reflect the risk that doubting Galen might amount to heresy.
The septum of the ventricles, composed of the thickest substance of the heart abounds on both sides with little pits impressed in it. Of these pits, none , so far as least as can be perceived by the senses , penetrate through from the right to the left ventricle., so we are driven to marvel at the handiwork of the Almighty, by means of which the blood sweats form the right to the left ventricle through passages which escape human vision.
The great Italian Rennaissance artist and scientist, Leonardo Da Vinci (1452-1519) had also dissected over 100 bodies and produced many anatomical drawings in preparation for a great anatomical atlas. This project was never completed or published his drawings were lost to both medicine and art for centuries. Some of these drawings appeared in A Treatise on Painting, published in 1580, but by then Vesalius’ work was already well known. Hundreds more were discovered in his now famous notebooks.
Vesalius’ successor as Professor of Anatomy at Padua, Realdo Colombo (1516-1559) described the heart valves and, on the basis of animal vivisection, the nature of the pulmonary circulation.
English physician William Harvey (1578 – 1657) was to study at Padua a century later and Colombo’s work on the heart and pulmonary circulation was a key element in formulating his own theory of circulation of the blood.
Another English physician, Richard Lower (1631-1691) showed that the chambers of the heart were impervious to blood and proposed that the heart muscle was supplied by the coronary arteries, not from the ventricular blood. This radical idea is the foundation of our understanding of ischaemic heart disease.
Galen’s early concepts of the structure of the heart were made obsolete in favour of the new anatomy of Vesalius and his successors. Since that time, anatomical representations of the heart in textbooks still record the same basic features. Further advances in understanding came with the development of the microscope.
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Sandy Hook conspiracy theorist ordered to pay victim's dad $450,000
A conspiracy theorist author who claimed the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre was a hoax has been ordered to pay $450,000 to the parents of one of the victims.The payment comes as the result of a nearly year-long lawsuit launched by one of the victim's parents, Leonard Pozner, where he claimed he had been defamed by the book's author in a passage claiming Pozner had faked his son's death certificate.One of the book's co-authors, James Fetzer, argued the false statements were protected under his first amendment freedom of speech protections. A Wisconsin jury ultimately ruled against him and in favor of Pozner in June. The court's judgment and the hefty payout are the latest in a string of lawsuit victories for the families of mass shooting victims suing harassers. Visit Insider's homepage for more stories.A Sandy Hook conspiracy theorist has been ordered to pay $450,000 to Leonard Pozner, the father of one of the shooting victims, for saying that Pozner faked the death certificate of his own son.The court order is the latest in a series of victories for the Sandy Hook families who have sued a number of prominent conspiracy theorists for defamation over claims the shooting was a "hoax," including InfoWars founder Alex Jones. The book, bluntly called "Nobody Died at Sandy Hook," baselessly claims that the child deaths in the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting were fake. It was co-written by the retired University of Minnesota Duluth professor James Fetzer and Mike Palacek. In it, the authors claim that the Sandy Hook massacre never actually happened and that the event was actually an elaborate ruse spearheaded by the federal government under President Obama in order to justify rolling in strict new gun control legislation.In a statement provided to Insider, Pozner said he believed the court's decision could set an example and dissuade other hoaxers from harassing families. "This sends a message to hoaxers and conspiracy theorists and others who seek to use the internet to victimize and terrorize vulnerable people, that their actions have consequences," Pozner said. "When you defame people online, that has consequences."The author falsely claimed Pozner had created a fake death certificate for his son One of the children singled out in the book was Noah Pozner, a 6-year-old who was killed during the massacre. The book falsely claimed that Noah hadn't actually died and that his father, Leonard Pozner — who has become a leading voice supporting the families of mass shooting victims from harassment — wasn't actually his dad.Pozner filed a defamation lawsuit against Fetzer late last year, and the Wisconsin courts ruled in his favor in June. A summary judgment, viewed by the Washington Post, sided with Pozner and confirmed he had been defamed, specifically because of statements in the book claiming he had created a fake death certificate for his son.
"Nobody Died at Sandy Hook" was pulled by its publisher earlier this year. Dave Gahary, the principal officer at publisher Moon Rock Books, explained how a conversation with Pozner had helped sway him towards pulling the book from shelves in June. "My face-to-face interactions with Mr. Pozner have led me to believe that Mr. Pozner is telling the truth about the death of his son," Gahary told the Associated Press. "I extend my most heartfelt and sincere apology to the Pozner family." Wisconsin Jury draws a line between freedom of speech and defamatory harassment Fetzer had tried to argue that his false claims were protected under his first amendment freedom of speech but Pozner, and ultimately the Wisconsin jury, disagreed. "As I have said before, this is not a First Amendment issue," Pozner told the jury, according to the Wall Street Journal. "Mr. Fetzer has the right to believe that Sandy Hook never happened. He has the right to express his ignorance."
Pozner told Insider that he toiled through the legal system for years trying to help other families but faced roadblocks because a legal precedent hadn't been set. This case, Pozner said, may serve as that precedent for other legal claims. "Without legal precedent, courts didn't want to wade into the unknown waters of online defamation and harassment," Pozner said. "Today, I believe that hesitation ends and the countless other victims of Mr. Fetzer and other conspiracy theorists like him who use the internet to harass and defame will now have the ability to pursue legal action against their abusers."In an interview with The Washington Post following the decision, Pozner's attorney, Jake Zimmerman, said the nearly half a million-dollar payout should send a message to future harassers of mass shooting victims, "Anyone else who's in the business of harassing families of victims of mass-casualty events — which unfortunately has become a cottage industry, it seems — has to look at this and say there is a cost to making these statements," Zimmerman said.Read more:It's been 6 years since the Sandy Hook shooting. Here are the names and pictures of the 27 victims, including 20 children, who were murdered that day.Alex Jones said in a deposition that 'a form of psychosis' made him believe the conspiracy theory that the Sandy Hook shooting was stagedSandy Hook families switch tactics, put hoaxers on defensivelink
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The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes
The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes is a 1939 children's picture book written by DuBose Heyward and illustrated by Marjorie Flack.
The book, which has never been out of print, has come to be regarded as a feminist and anti-racist statement.
According to James Hutchisson, professor of English at The Citadel, the book is probably based on a story made up by Heyward's mother, Jane Screven DuBose, and told to Heyward when he was a child. Before turning it into a book, Heyward used to tell the story to his own children.
Plot
The book is the story of Cottontail, a small, brown mother bunny who aspires to be an Easter bunny, which, in this telling, is a highly competitive position for which only five bunnies are selected each year. She applies, only to be scorned by the elite Easter bunnies, "big white bunnies who lived in fine houses" who tell her to "go back to the country and eat a carrot."
She returns to the country where "by and by she had a husband and then one day, much to her surprise there were twenty-one Cottontail babies to take care of." She brings them up exceedingly well, teaching them to be responsible, self-reliant and cooperative by requiring them to help in the vegetable garden and with the housework.
She returns to the big city, where she not only aces the Easter-bunny job interview, but becomes one of the most celebrated Easter bunnies of all time, admired for her heroism and the skills she learned rearing 21 little bunnies.
Feminist statement
Caroline Kennedy calls the heroine of Country Bunny her "all-time favorite character" from a childhood book: "I see her now as a woman who re-enters the work force after raising a family — 'leans in,' and does it all — much better than the big Jack Rabbits." Author Francis Itani also remembers it as a childhood favorite in which the Country Bunny "goes on a quest to prove that she (as much as the male bunnies) can be wisest, swiftest and kindest."
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Generalized utility metrics for supercomputers
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The problem of ranking the utility of supercomputer systems arises frequently in situations such as procurements and other types of evaluations of architectures. It is also central for any general ranking of supercomputers such as the Top500. Rankings of computer systems have traditionally solely focused on performance aspects. In recent years restrictions due to power and space requirements of large supercomputers have become very noticeable, which has increased the importance of including these factors in generalized rankings. In this paper we present an overview of the current practice for utility metrics and analyze their shortcomings. We then present and discuss in detail a new concept for a parameterized utility metric for supercomputers, which is based on effective performance, available memory size, actual power consumption, and (if desired) the floor space required for supercomputers. This metric is designed and proposed for augmenting the current Top500 ranking.
Keywords
Computer performance Utility metrics Power efficiency High performance computing market analysis
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Top500 supercomputer sites. http://www.top500.org (2009)
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Talk:420 (cannabis culture)
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In my area --- Phoenix, AZ --- this is known as "National Weed Day" and any references to, or uses of, "420," and even the date of "April 20," are rather inconsequential and barely mentioned in passing. Even today's [April 16, 2020] "Arizona Republic" newspaper (p. 1C) had an article titled "Where to celebrate National Weed Day in Phoenix" {my emphasis} with "420" and "April 20" only mentioned three times.
I put out a monthly informational Block Watch flyer in my neighborhood which includes dates of importantance for that month. To get those dates, I go to the respective month's article here at Wikipedia; and, I did not use the listing of "420 (cannabis culture) (international)" because I did not know what "420" meant --- non-"culture" people that I've talked with had no idea about this use --- and the additional 'tag' of "(cannabis culture)" I took to mean that this was some kind of 'event' for an extremely specialized/'limited' group of people, not for the public in general.
So, to me, the current article title plays to a smaller group as compared to "National Weed Day" which, I think, would play to, and attract, a much wider audience.
If I had seen "National Weed Day," I would'be included it in my flyer.
As such, any thoughts/comments about possibly modifying or changing the article's title?
Just curious. 2600:8800:784:8F00:C23F:D5FF:FEC4:D51D (talk) 20:00, 16 April 2020 (UTC)
* I think the title should stay as it is. As non-american I had no idea what this was about and why this number is often banned from mentioning in YouTube chat groups, only that it is supposedly a drug reference. This article gave me the information I searched for in a few seconds also it is about the general use of the number 420 in this context, not especially about "National Weed Day", I probably would not have found this if it was titled as such. I don't know what the average reader will search for though, but imho either "National Weed Day" should forward to here, or be a whole own article (if there is enough relevant information to write about it). --Wulf 21 (talk) 05:54, 18 April 2021 (UTC)
official Waldos site
An editor recently removed two links to the official Waldos site: an inline reference (the group's first mention in High Times) and an external link at article's end. Most all sources reinforce the claim that the Waldos spurred the association of 4:20/420 with cannabis culture. Given that fact, I believe WP:EL and WP:RS support such uses of the Waldos site. I think the two recently removed links should be restored. How do others view the official Waldos site? — H ip L ibrarianship talk 17:41, 18 April 2020 (UTC)
* It's a commercial site that clearly does not meet WP:EL guidelines. Feel free to take it to WP:RSN. Besides, the group's first mention in High Times should be sourced to High Times., not some commercial site peddling t-shirts and memorabilia.OhNo itsJamie Talk 21:57, 18 April 2020 (UTC)
Advocacy needs to be removed
The paragraph starting with "As marijuana continues to be decriminalized and legalized around the world..." is clearly an advocacy statement. It should be revised or deleted as per WP:NOTADVOCATE, WP:PROMOTION. I'll be editing or removing this shortly unless some discussion pops up here. Nonto4567 (talk) 12:35, 21 April 2023 (UTC)
* I don't see how that's advocacy; it's a factual statement that there is a world decriminalization trend; plenty of references here. OhNo itsJamie Talk 14:59, 21 April 2023 (UTC)
* I'm not disputing the quoted fact here, but the context and how it's being used. The quote that follows literally begins, "even if our activist work were complete..."
* The purpose of this event may be to advocate for marijuana. But the purpose of Wikipedia is not to advocate for any cause.
* The rest of the article is basically neutral, but this paragraph only exists to advocate for the cause.
* tl;dr It's not encyclopedic in tone and has no clear purpose in the article. Nonto4567 (talk) 17:49, 18 May 2023 (UTC)
New related page
* Cannabis in the restaurant industry
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The Cretaceous Period was a time of tremendous change for the planet. The period began 145 million years ago and ended 66 million years ago, lasting close to 80 million years.
Some of the most notable changes during the Cretaceous Period include the rise of the dinosaurs, as well as the mass extinction that killed them off. This was also a time when many new plants and animals appeared, as well as new landforms such as mountains and valleys. The Cretaceous Period was truly a time of great change for our planet.
Despite the mass extinction that occurred at the end of the Cretaceous Period, this was still a time of great change and diversity for the Earth. Many new plants and animals appeared during this time, as well as new landforms such as mountains and valleys. The Cretaceous Period was truly a time of great change for our planet.
This article will explore what happened during this time to shape some of the world’s most important geological features, as well as how these changes affected life on Earth in both positive and negative ways.
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The Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous Periods – which came first?
The Triassic Period came first, followed by the Jurassic Period and then the Cretaceous Period.
- The Triassic Period began 252 million years ago and ended 201 million years ago.
- The Jurassic Period began 199 million years ago and ended 145 million years ago.
- The Cretaceous Period began 145 million years ago and ended 66 million years ago.
What major events happened during the Cretaceous period?
The rise and eventual extinction of the dinosaurs was one of the most defining events of the Cretaceous period. They were the dominant land animals for more than 130 million years. Some of the best-known dinosaurs lived during this time, including Tyrannosaurus rex, Triceratops, and Brachiosaurus.
During the Cretaceous period the Earth began to warm up and there were large swings in temperature, which had a big impact on the plants and animals that lived during this time. The separation of the continents during the period was a major contributing factor to the changes in climate. The newly formed Atlantic Ocean was much cooler than the Gulf, which caused a major change in the weather.
Other changes due to shifting tectonic plates were the formation on vast mountain ranges, such as the Andes in South America, which formed as the continents moved, the pressure from the plates caused the Earth’s crust to buckle, forming the Andes.
Overall, the Cretaceous period was a time of great change for the Earth and its inhabitants. It was a time of new beginnings and a time of great diversity. This period was very important in the history of our planet and it is still studied by scientists today.
How much hotter was the Cretaceous Period?
The average temperature during the Cretaceous Period was about 10 degrees Celsius warmer than it is now. This caused the climate to be much more tropical, with very little ice at the poles.
The Cretaceous Period was warmer because of the high levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas, meaning that it traps in heat from the sun. This caused the Earth to warm up, which made the climate more tropical – much like man-made climate change today.
While this change in climate might not have been great for the dinosaurs, who weren’t all that well-adjusted to the more tropical climate, it paved the way for new species to develop and evolve, in particular plants, mammals, and marine life.
What dinosaurs appeared during the Cretaceous Period?
The types of dinosaurs that evolved during the Cretaceous Period were largely those that had already been around for a while – such as the Tyrannosaurus Rex, Triceratops, and Brachiosaurus.
However, there were also many new types of dinosaurs that appeared during this time, including the Velociraptor and Sauropods – which include the likes of Apatosaurus, Brontosaurus, and Brachiosaurus.
This period characterized by two distinct types of dinosaurs – large predators, which preyed on other dinosaurs, and giant plant eating Sauropods, which are to this day the largest animals to have ever walked the Earth.
What was the largest dinosaur of the Cretaceous Period?
The largest dinosaurs in the Cretaceous Period were the Sauropods. These were the largest land animals that have ever lived – the largest of which was the Brachiosaurus, weighing in at more than 80 tons.
The Sauropods were the largest and heaviest land animals that have ever lived. They were so large that they could not fit on the Earth’s surface. Instead, they had to live in areas where the ground was very soft, such as swamps and marshes. This allowed them to move around more easily and helped to protect them from predators.
Other well-known sauropod species include Apatosaurus and Brontosaurus, which weighed-in at 20 tons and 33 tons respectively.
What was the smallest dinosaur of the Cretaceous Period?
The smallest dinosaur in the Cretaceous Period was about the size of a chicken. They were called “nanosaurs” and were very primitive creatures. Nanosaurs were the predecessors to the more complex dinosaurs that would later evolve.
Some examples of nanosaurs include the Anchiornis huxleyi, the smallest known dinosaur at the time. It was about the size of a chicken and had feathers all over its body. Another example is the Sinocalliopteryx gigas, which was a small, bird-like dinosaur that had a wingspan of about 3 feet.
What was the most dominant dinosaur of the Cretaceous Period?
The most dominant dinosaur during the Cretaceous Period was the Tyrannosaurus Rex.
The T-Rex was a large, ferocious predator that ruled the Earth for millions of years. With its strong jaw and sharp teeth, it was capable of tearing through flesh and bone with ease. It was at the top of the food chain and had no natural predators.
T-Rex wasn’t the only dominant dinosaur in the Cretaceous Period, with other large predators including Spinosaurus and Carcharodontosaurus.
Where have fossils from the Cretaceous Period been found?
Fossils from the Cretaceous Period have been found all over the world. They can be found in North America, South America, Asia, Africa, and Europe.
Some of the most famous fossils from the Cretaceous Period are the Tyrannosaurus Rex and the Triceratops. The Tyrannosaurus Rex was a large, meat-eating dinosaur that lived during the late Cretaceous Period. The Triceratops was a large, plant-eating dinosaur that lived during the early Cretaceous Period.
There are many other less famous fossils from the Cretaceous Period. These fossils can provide important information about life during that time. For example, the fossil of a small, fish-eating dinosaur named Baryonyx has been found. This dinosaur was about the size of a lion and had sharp teeth that were perfect for catching fish.
What mammals and other animals lived during the Cretaceous Period?
The Cretaceous Period was a time of huge changes for the planet. During this time, the Earth’s climate changed several times and the dinosaurs went extinct, making way for mammals to evolve and take their place.
Mammals living during the Cretaceous Period were very different from those we see today. They were small, mouse-like creatures that were not yet fully evolved. But as the Cretaceous Period progressed, they began to change and adapt to their environment. This eventually led to the development of modern mammals. Examples of mammals from the Cretaceous Period include multituberculates, metatherians, and eutherians – the ancestors of modern placental mammals, which include humans.
The Cretaceous Period was also the time when the first birds appeared on Earth. Birds evolved from small, carnivorous dinosaurs called theropods. The first birds had feathers, but could not fly. Over time, birds evolved to be able to fly.
Other notable creatures include pterosaurs, which contrary to popular belief were flying reptiles and not dinosaurs, and mosasaurs, which were giant marine reptiles – along with other reptiles that still exist today, like crocodiles and snakes.
What caused the Cretaceous extinction?
The most popular idea among scientists is that an asteroid, comet, or meteor collision with the Earth may have caused the extinction.
The impact of a large enough object could have caused widespread damage to the planet, including fires, earthquakes, and tsunamis. It could also have thrown up so much dust and debris into the atmosphere that it blocked out the Sun, causing global cooling.
Some scientists have suggested that there might have been more than one event that led to the extinction of the dinosaurs. For example, they might have been impacted by a comet or asteroid as well as a disease.
The bottom line is that we don’t know for sure what caused the extinction of the dinosaurs. That said, you can learn more about the Cretaceous extinction by reading our article on how the dinosaurs went extinct.
The Cretaceous period was a time of huge changes for the Earth, with huge shifts seen in climate, terrain, and the biodiversity of the planet, ending of course with the extinction of the dinosaurs.
While the demise of the dinosaurs was catastrophic for them, these changes paved the way for new beginnings and in particular, the rise of the mammals, leading to the eventual dominance of man.
So while the Cretaceous period might be best remembered for its extinction event, it’s important to remember all of the other significant changes that took place during this time, which have had a lasting impact on our planet.
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Kōrero: Conifer–broadleaf forests
Whārangi 2. Forests of northern New Zealand
Ngā whakaahua me ngā rauemi katoa o tēnei kōrero
Northern New Zealand has a warm climate and moderate rainfall through the year. As a result, northern conifer–broadleaf forests have the most diverse species and growth forms. They include a number of trees and shrubs from tropical plant families.
Lowland forests
In northern lowland areas, rimu is the most common large conifer, growing up through the forest’s roof. Others include mataī (Prumnopitys taxifolia), miro (Prumnopitys ferruginea) and tōtara (Podocarpus totara).
Taraire (Beilschmiedia taraire) is the main broadleaf tree in the forest’s canopy. Other canopy trees include tawa (Beilschmiedia tawa), hīnau (Elaeocarpus dentatus) and maire (Nestegis cunninghamii).
Kohekohe (Dysoxylum spectabile), māhoe (Melicytus ramiflorus) and other smaller trees make up the subcanopy. Like a number of tropical trees, kohekohe produces flower clusters directly from its trunk and branches. New Zealand’s only native palm tree, the nīkau (Rhopalostylis sapida), is also usually present, along with several kinds of tree fern.
The dense shrub layer includes hangehange (Geniostoma ligustrifolium) and species of Alseuosmia shrubs with their perfumed flowers. Many fern species grow on the forest floor along with mosses, lichens, brightly coloured fungi and ground orchids.
Swamp forests
On swampy ground the forest composition changes. There are fewer tree species, and the tallest trees are not rimu, but kahikatea (Dacrycarpus dacrydioides). This conifer can grow over 50 metres tall. It looks similar to rimu, which also has leaves reduced to scales. However, rimu has brownish-green foliage and weeping twig tips, while kahikatea’s leaves are bright green or grey-green and its twig tips point upwards.
Pukatea (Laurelia novae-zelandiae) is a tall flowering tree that grows alongside kahikatea. It has two special features similar to some tropical trees, which help it live in the swampy conditions. Thin triangular flanges (plank buttresses) at the base of its trunk help support the tree in the soft ground. Like mangrove, it forms breathing roots (pneumatophores), which project above the soil and supply air to the waterlogged roots.
Maire tawake or swamp maire (Syzygium maire) is a smaller tree in the swamp forest. It also has breathing roots.
Kauri–broadleaf forests
Kauri (Agathis australis), a conifer and one of the world’s largest trees, grows in the poorest soils of the north. Conifers generally do not take many nutrients from the soil. The kauri is even less demanding than most, and can tolerate the thin soils of ridge crests and other infertile sites.
The trunks of mature kauri are enormous columns from the ground to their huge spreading crowns. Kauri either grow in clumps, or individually, among smaller conifers such as rimu, tōtara, miro and tanekaha (Phyllocladus trichomanoides), emerging above a layer of broadleaf trees.
Kauri forests contain some smaller broadleaf trees, but these are stunted and scattered, so the forest floor is quite well lit. Smaller trees include neinei (Dracophyllum latifolium), with its tufted, sword-like leaves. On the ground are dense groves of kauri grass (Astelia trinervia), a relative of one of the nest epiphytes.
Me pēnei te tohu i te whārangi:
John Dawson, 'Conifer–broadleaf forests - Forests of northern New Zealand', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/conifer-broadleaf-forests/page-2 (accessed 21 May 2022)
He kōrero nā John Dawson, i tāngia i te 24 Sep 2007
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Talk:Music of Olympia, Washington
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The Love Junkies
There was a sentence in the opening paragraph that mentioned the band "The Love Junkies" in the same sentence as Beck and Nirvana as past Olympia inhabitants. Research yielded no mention of "The Love Junkies" on AllMusic.com, so they were removed from the sentence. It was probably an attempt of shameless self-promotion by a mostly unknown band to put itself in the same sentence as Beck and Nirvana. - Domenica — Preceding unsigned comment added by Domenica C (talk • contribs) 21:07, 20 November 2006
Hello! Someone please help alphabetize the "Old Oly Bands"! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Domenica C (talk • contribs) 04:32, 9 January 2007
Q: Can The Witch House really be considered a "venue", either past or present? Sure, I've been to plenty of parties there over the years, and have seen some good shows there, but they definitely seemed more like house parties than organized events to me. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Madhatte (talk • contribs) 02:17, 18 February 2007
Note: that last batch of edits is a bit more vigorous than is perhaps necessary. Many of the past/present bands cut from the list were and are well-known, as tapes/CD's/flyers owned by collectors such as myself can attest. Perhaps we can find some sort of objective criteria for establishing a band's significance.
so, can someone explain to me exactly why all of the current bands were removed. I mean, If you've lived in Oly at all, you'll know those bands. If it is a matter of varifying them through some other source, what's wrong with myspace, or with the booking lists at the spar, eastside, or le voyer?
Old Bands section
The Old Bands section is totally incomplete and too heavy on the riot grrl wave. Missing include: Militant Dervish, Nihil Obstat, Young Pioneers, Nazi Boyscouts, Idle Worship, Immoral Roberts, Mr. Yuk, Bormen, The Wimps, etc. etc. and that's only a small portion of the punk scene, not metal acts like Metal Death Squad, K Records oldies like Wild, Wild Spoons and the endless reggae and jazz groups. Where's Nisqually Delta Podunk Nightmare? I didn't see Lush or Blood Paradise. Treehouse? Dangermouse? What about later groups such as Helltrout and Unwound? Too many important acts left out. Mecca Normal weren't from Olympia, they only played there, at the Smithfield Cafe, once or a few times, afaik. Negativeland don't appear to me to have lived in Olympia. Is this an attempt to list all bands who played Olympia as Olympia bands? Then the list is too short. Kurt Cobain and the Nirvana people didn't exactly "frequent" Olympia, they lived there. People like Jello Biafra and Joey Shithead from DOA "frequented" Olympia, not to mention Paul Revere and the Raiders or the Kingsmen. The 80s Oly/Tacoma bands are completely left out. The "Venues" are woefully inadequate unless these are supposed to be current venues. Tropicana? Reko Muse? GESCO? Four Steps? Capitol and Olympic Theaters? Vertigo? The Evergreen State College? Sylvester Park? Wimps' Alley? <IP_ADDRESS> 18:58, 23 October 2007 (UTC)
A serious pruning
The lists of bands need some serious pruning. For "former Olympia bands" - what exactly is the criteria for inclusion? I'm removing most of those bands that aren't notable enough to have a wikipedia article. Arguably this is too strict, but better than "any band someone remembers and decides to add". For current bands, the present list seems to have the sole criteria being that a band member or friend of a band member decided to add themselves to the article. I'm also taking out everyone without a wikipedia article, which unfortunately leaves Kimya Dawson, a metal band I've never heard of, and nothing else. This is likely to be excessive but as I haven't lived in Olympia for over 10 years I can't verify most of these. I'm hoping knowledgable editors will add back bands who should be on the list and not simply revert back to the current excessive listing. Again, insisting on a wikipedia article might be too strict but it's better than no criteria at all for inclusion. Really, this article just looks like a collective vanity page which is a shame given that Olympia clearly has had a musical influence far out of proportion to its size and merits a much better article. CAVincent (talk) 02:14, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
* The "Current Olympia Bands" section became just a long list of non-notables. Eliminated. --CAVincent (talk) 01:21, 13 April 2010 (UTC)
" The "Current Olympia Bands" section became just a long list of non-notables. Eliminated" -CAVincent Many of those bands have established discographys, and have been touring and performing for years. If information or wikipages are missing for the bands, it would be a better process to do some research on a band by band basis rather then just delete them all. The Olympia music scene is complicated, I think it is ok for the web page to reflect this. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rosscowman (talk • contribs) 13:04, 4 June 2010 (UTC)
Edits
It seems people are deleting stuff in this article. There are bands from olympia who have a spotify page or play gigs around town that people know about. Penny richer seems to have been taken off the list by someone who hasnt heard of them which in that case I havent heard of Unwound but its still here. What im getting at is if you dont know dont change it. BrennanM97 (talk) 14:55, 25 July 2022 (UTC)
* Hey there. You might want to review Notability (music). As disappointing as it may seem, having a Spotify page or playing gigs around town does not make musicians notable enough for inclusion. CAVincent (talk) 05:12, 13 October 2022 (UTC)
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1975 AFC Women's Championship
The 1975 AFC Women's Championship, officially known as the Asian Cup Ladies Football Tournament is the first edition of the AFC Women's Championship. It was held from 25 August to 3 September 1975 in Hong Kong. Participating members were New Zealand, Thailand, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia. The tournament was won by New Zealand in the final against Thailand.
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All matches were held at the Government Stadium in Hong Kong.
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Fed rate jitters slam US and world stock markets
U.S. stock futures were sharply lower, pointing to an extension of Friday's slump, which saw the Dow lose almost 400 points, on renewed concerns about Fed interest rate hikes. European and Asian stock markets started their Mondays off more than 1 percent. (CNBC) Ahead of next week's central bank meeting, Atlanta Fed President Dennis Lockhart speaks at 8:05 a.m. ET, Fed Governor Lael Brainard speaks at 1 p.m. ET, and Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari speaks at 1 p.m. ET. Kashkari also appears on "Squawk Box" at 8 a.m. ET. (CNBC) In a 5,100-word essay released just after midnight, Kashkari wrote the Fed is powerless to do much more, and the best route to faster U.S. economic growth is through non-monetary policy approaches such as immigration and tax reform. (Reuters) Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump told CNBC on Monday he hopes Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton gets better and that he takes no satisfaction in her illness. Hillary Clinton is canceling a campaign trip to California. Her doctor said on Sunday the Democratic nominee has pneumonia, a revelation that came hours after the candidate abruptly left a 9/11 memorial service, where she appeared unsteady in her departure. (Reuters & NBC News) Clinton expressed "regret" for a comment made Friday night in which she said "half of Trump supporters" belong in a "basket of deplorables." But she did not apologize for her larger point. GOP nominee Donald Trump tweeted the insult would "cost her at the polls." (NBC News) Tesla (TSLA) is updating its Autopilot, which includes allowing the use of advanced radar and requiring drivers to respond to audible warnings to use the system. Tesla chief Elon Musk said the changes would likely have prevented a fatal crash in May. (Reuters) Apple (AAPL) is said to be scaling down its secretive, self-driving car project, with several dozen employees being laid off. Apple has never publicly acknowledged the driverless initiative, which reportedly includes hundreds of software and automotive experts. (WSJ) Amazon (AMZN) and Pandora (P) are both, separately planning to launch new versions of their music streaming services in coming weeks. Pandora is expected to start a Spotify-Apple Music-like on-demand platform. Amazon is working on a two-tier service. (NY Times) Time (TIME) is starting an ad-supported, streaming video service tomorrow, called the People/Entertainment Weekly Network. The launch represents an opportunity for the magazine publisher to diversify by gaining digital audience and scale. (WSJ) Samsung shares fell another nearly 7 percent overnight to hit their lowest level in two months, after the Korean electronics giant urged users to switch off their Galaxy Note 7 devices and return them. The move comes in the midst of reports the batteries were catching fire. (Reuters) Starboard Value has taken a 4.6 percent stake worth nearly $600 million in Perrigo (PRGO). The activist investment firm criticized the drugmaker for missing performance targets, while being distracted by fending off a Mylan (MYL) takeover last year. (WSJ) Bridgewater, the world's largest hedge fund run by billionaire Ray Dalio, has attracted $22.5 billion, after taking the unexpected step of opening its active funds to new money for the first time in seven years. (FT) More than 11 years after civil charges were filed, New York's case against Hank Greenberg, the former chief of AIG (AIG), goes to trial this week. The charges date to an era when Eliot Spitzer, then the New York State attorney general, brought a barrage of cases. (NY Times) U.S. bond yields continue to move higher this morning, on the Fed rate hike talk. The 10-year yield was trading around 1.69 percent, after hitting its highest level since Brexit on Friday. Meanwhile, the yen strengthened against the dollar on safe-haven buying. U.S. oil was sharply lower this morning, after plummeting 3.65 percent in Friday's selloff, breaking a four-day winning streak. Meanwhile, gold was lower again this morning, after Friday's drop extended the precious metal price decline to three in a row. Central banks such as the Fed will be crucial in determining the state of global growth and the overall health of the energy sector, according to the latest monthly report from oil producer group OPEC. (CNBC) Alphabet (GOOGL) and Sanofi (SNY) have formed a $500 million joint venture to focus on new solutions and treatments for diabetes. Sanofi will work with the Google parent's Verily life sciences unit. Praxair (PX) and Germany's Linde have ended merger talks, according to both industrial gas makers. The potential combination would have had a total value of more than $60 billion. Taro Pharmaceuticals (TARO) was subpoenaed by the Justice Department, along with two of its senior officers, in connection with a federal investigation into generic drug pricing. HP Incorporated (HPQ) is buying Samsung's printer business for just over $1 billion. The deal, expected to close within 12 months, also sees Samsung investing up to $300 million in HP. Lexmark's (LXK) soon-to-be new owners, Apex and PAG Asia Capital, are exploring the sale of the printer maker's software business, according to a Bloomberg report. The business could fetch up to $1 billion. "Sully," starring Tom Hanks and directed by Clint Eastwood, topped the box office this weekend, debuting with $35.5 million in ticket sales. The movie tells the story of Captain Sully Sullenberger's 2009 emergency landing in the Hudson River, minutes after taking off. (AP)
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For centuries, chimney sweeps have been removing soot and ash from chimneys, performing important tasks that the average person is not qualified to do. Modern-day sweeps do this and much more and they go through a lengthy training process to become qualified. Are you wondering how this unique profession came to be?
When the first official chimney sweep originated is unknown. However, there are legends that mention sweeps in as early as 1066 and British homes were built with chimneys beginning in approximately 1200. Once the burning material changed to sea coal, the services of a chimney sweep were needed. When burned, this coal deposited a flammable creosote layer inside the chimney flue and the area became covered with soot.
As more houses were built with chimneys during the Industrial Age, more chimney sweeps were needed. Unfortunately, chimneys had also become narrower because they needed to draw the fire. The average adult could not fit into this crevice so boys as young as four climbed into the hot flues. With the space as narrow as nine inches, even some boys got stuck and eventually burned or suffocated.
This and the repeated exposure to soot, which is a carcinogen, caused increasing concern for these “climbing boys.” Acts of Parliament were eventually passed to ban master sweeps from using these apprentices. A mechanical sweeping machine was invented in the early 1800s and this chimney sweeping brush is still used today.
Chimney sweeps were once portrayed as heartless and abusive to children. The perception has come a long way, as they are now viewed as good luck charms and must be highly educated. Services of these good-natured individuals are still called upon throughout the country by homeowners with fireplace and wood stove systems. To this day, sweeps are even asked to attend weddings as good luck charms.
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User:Proper Handsome/Great Dorset Steam Fair Sandbox
The Great Dorset Steam Fair (since 2010 also known as The National Heritage Show) is an annual show featuring steam-powered vehicles, historic transport, fairground rides, trade stalls, horse displays, music performances and stunt displays. The fair was founded by Michael Oliver, who died in 2009, and has been held in Dorset, England, every summer since 1969, currently at Tarrant Hinton near Blandford Forum. The show is now run by Michael Oliver's son, Martin Oliver through Great Dorset Steam Fair Ltd.
The fair covers a 600 acre site and runs for five days from the Wednesday after the UK August bank holiday and has grown to one of the largest events of it's type in Europe.
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Klinggräff
The Klinggräff family was a German noble family, hailing from Kindelbrück in Thuringia, Germany. The family was ennobled on 20 September 1715 by Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor. After that, the family was received the nobility of Prussia. Members of the family distinguished themselves as diplomats and botanists.
Notable members
* Carl Julius Meyer von Klinggräff (1809–1879, C.Klinggr.), German botanist
* Hugo Erich Meyer von Klinggräff (1820–1902, H.Klinggr.), German botanist
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Khal Torabully
Khal Torabully is a Mauritian poet. Born in Mauritius in 1956, in the capital city Port Louis, his father was a Trinidadian sailor and his mother was a descendant of migrants from India and Malaya.
Work
Khal Torabully left for Lyon in 1976, to study at the University of Lyon II. After studies in comparative literature, Torabully wrote a PhD thesis in semiology of poetics with Michel Cusin.
Khal Torabully has won several literary awards, among which [Lettres-Frontière] (Switzerland), [Prix du Salon du Livre Insulaire] (France) and [Prix Missives] (France).
Films
* Pic Pic, Nomade d’une île, 1996.
* La traboule des vagues, multibroadcast Tele Lyon Metropole.
* Malcolm de Chazal, (52’), portrait of an artist, with France Telecom.
* Portraits de Mémoire en Gironde, France, 2010.
* The Maritime Memory of the Arabs, Oman TV, Chamarel Films, France 2001.
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Smart Home Device Traits
The functionality for device types comes from the traits that you add to each one. Each device type has a number of recommended traits, but you can add whichever ones you want. Two-factor authentication is supported for all device traits.
See the list of supported languages for all traits.
Name Device Trait Description Recommended Device Types
ArmDisarm action.devices.traits.ArmDisarm This trait supports arming and disarming as used in, for example, security systems. Security systems or any device that supports arming and disarming.
Brightness action.devices.traits.Brightness Absolute brightness setting is in a normalized range from 0 to 100 (individual lights may not support every point in the range based on their LED configuration). Light
CameraStream action.devices.traits.CameraStream This trait belongs to devices which have the capability to stream video feeds to third party screens, Chromecast-connected screens or an Android phone. By and large, these are currently security cameras or baby cameras. But this would also apply to more complex devices which have a camera on them (for example, video-conferencing robotics/devices or a vacuum robot with a camera on it). Camera
ColorSetting action.devices.traits.ColorSetting This trait applies to devices, such as smart lights, that can change color or color temperature. Light
ColorSpectrum action.devices.traits.ColorSpectrum This applies to "full" color bulbs that take RGB color ranges. Lights may have any combination of ColorSpectrum and ColorTemperature; accent lights and LED strips may just have Spectrum, whereas some reading bulbs just have Temperature. Basic bulbs, or dumb lights on smart plugs, have neither. Light
ColorTemperature action.devices.traits.ColorTemperature This applies to "warmth" bulbs that take a color point in Kelvin. This is generally a separate modality from ColorSpectrum, and there may be white points available via Temperature that cannot be reached by Spectrum. Based on available traits, Google may pick the appropriate mode to use based on request and light type (for example, Make the living room lights white might send Temperature commands to some bulbs and Spectrum commands to LED strips). Light
Dock action.devices.traits.Dock This trait is designed for self-mobile devices that can be commanded to return for charging. Vacuum
FanSpeed action.devices.traits.FanSpeed This trait belongs to devices that support setting the speed of a fan (that is, blowing air from the device at various levels, which may be part of an air conditioning or heating unit, or in a car), with settings such as low, medium, and high.
LightEffects action.devices.traits.LightEffects This trait belongs to devices that can support complex lighting commands to change state, such as looping through various colors. Light
Locator action.devices.traits.Locator This trait is used for devices that can be "found". This includes phones, robots (including vacuums and mowers), drones, and tag-specific products that attach to other devices. Any device that needs to be located, such as a robotic Vacuum
LockUnlock action.devices.traits.LockUnlock This trait belongs to any devices that support locking and unlocking, and/or reporting a locked state. Any device that support locking and unlocking, and/or reporting locked state.
Modes action.devices.traits.Modes This trait belongs to any devices with an arbitrary number of "n-way" modes in which the modes and settings for each mode are arbitrary and unique to each device or device type. Each mode has multiple possible settings, but only one can be selected at a time; a dryer cannot be in "delicate," "normal," and "heavy duty" mode simultaneously. A setting that simply can be turned on or off belongs in the Toggles trait. Any
OnOff action.devices.traits.OnOff The basic on and off functionality for any device that has binary on and off, including plugs and switches as well as many future devices.
OpenClose action.devices.traits.OpenClose This trait belongs to devices that support opening and closing, and in some cases opening and closing partially or potentially in more than one direction. For example, some blinds may open either to the left or to the right. In some cases, opening certain devices may be a security sensitive action which can require two-factor authentication authentication. See Two-factor authentication. Any device that supports opening and closing.
RunCycle action.devices.traits.RunCycle This trait represents any device that has an ongoing duration for its operation which can be queried. This includes, but is not limited to, devices that operate cyclically, such as washing machines, dryers, and dishwashers. Any - mostly appliances and other devices that have run states
Scene action.devices.traits.Scene In the case of scenes, the type maps 1:1 to the trait, as scenes don't combine with other traits to form composite devices. Scene only
StartStop action.devices.traits.StartStop Starting and stopping a device serves a similar function to turning it on and off. Devices that inherit this trait function differently when turned on and when started. Unlike devices that simply have an on and off state, some devices that can start and stop are also able to pause while performing operation. Any - mostly appliances and vacuums and other things that have specific activity behavior above and beyond power
TemperatureControl action.devices.traits.TemperatureControl Trait for devices (other than thermostats) that support controlling temperature, either within or around the device. This includes devices such as ovens and refrigerators.
TemperatureSetting action.devices.traits.TemperatureSetting This trait covers handling both temperature point and modes.
Timer action.devices.traits.Timer The Timer trait represents a timer on a device, primarily kitchen appliances such as ovens and microwaves, but not limited to them. Any device with a timer, such as kitchen appliances like microwaves or ovens.
Toggles action.devices.traits.Toggles This trait belongs to any devices with settings that can only exist in one of two states. These settings can represent a physical button with an on/off or active/inactive state, a checkbox in HTML, or any other sort of specifically enabled/disabled element. Any
Supported languages
The following languages are supported on all the above traits:
• Danish (da)
• Dutch (nl)
• English (en)
• French (fr)
• German (de)
• Hindi (hi)
• Italian (it)
• Japanese (ja)
• Korean (ko)
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Apple reportedly has hundreds of people working on a secret virtual reality team
Apple CEO Tim Cook this week said virtual reality "has some interesting applications," so much so the company has already compiled a secret team of hundreds of people to work on the technology, according to the Financial Times. The team was created, the FT says, through calculated acquisitions and the poaching of virtual and augmented reality experts from competitors like Microsoft and camera companies like Lytro. The group marks Apple's second under-the-wraps foray into virtual reality, having once tried in the mid-2000s under former CEO Steve Jobs before scrapping the project because the technology wasn't advanced enough yet, according to the FT. Apple's latest acquisition is Flyby Media, an AR startup focused on helping phones "see" the world that worked closely with Google on Project Tango, its mobile 3D mapping division. Other key buys include startups Metaio, Faceshift, and PrimeSense, which gave Apple expertise into virtual and augmented projection techniques, computer vision, and motion capture. Apple has reportedly been building prototype VR headsets for several months. It's unclear right now whether those devices would encase an iPhone, like Samsung and Oculus' Gear VR and Google's Cardboard, or be a standalone unit like the Oculus Rift or HTC Vive. Apple has been building prototype headsets for several months The news shouldn't come as too much of a surprise. Apple is known to toil away in secret for years on ideas that may never see the light of day, only to begin aggressively ramping up hiring and R&D as Apple has in the last year with its Project Titan electric car project. A number of VR and AR-related patents and job listings from Apple have also sprouted up in the last couple of years, and the company just last week hired VR researcher Doug Bowman, who also serves as the director of the Center for Human-Computer Interaction at Virginia Tech.
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Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (1950 film)
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye is a 1950 American film noir starring James Cagney, directed by Gordon Douglas, produced by William Cagney and based on the novel by Horace McCoy.
Ralph Cotter
* And now, would one fugitive from justice care to fix another fugitive from justice... a sandwich?
Dialogue
* Holiday Carleton: He's too smart for you!
* Ralph Cotter: Oh no, he stopped being smart when he took my money.
* Joe 'Jinx' Raynor: He ain't to be trusted.
* Ralph Cotter: Why should *he* be different?
* Ralph Cotter: Why, I thought you were the law-abiding type.
* Holiday Carleton: I guess I'm just whatever you make me.
Cast
* James Cagney - Ralph Cotter
* Barbara Payton - Holiday Carleton
* Helena Carter - Margaret Dobson
* Ward Bond - Insp. Charles Weber
* Luther Adler - Keith 'Cherokee' Mandon
* Barton MacLane - Lt. John Reece
* Steve Brodie - Joe 'Jinx' Raynor
* Rhys Williams - Vic Mason
* Herbert Heyes - Ezra Dobson
* John Litel - Police Chief Tolgate
* William Frawley - Byers
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Stings and bites from insects can include anything from bees to wasps and ants, and can produce a variety of skin reactions including superficial injuries and allergic reactions. 20
Insect bites and stings can often cause immediate skin reactions. Bites from fire ants and the sting from bees, wasps, and hornets are usually painful, while bites from mosquitoes, fleas, and mites are more likely to cause itching than pain. 20
Some people have severe, life-threatening reactions to bee stings or insect bites. This reaction is called anaphylactic shock and symptoms include chest pain, face or mouth swelling, difficulty swallowing or difficulty breathing. This condition can occur very quickly and if not treated quickly, can be extremely dangerous. So, if you or a family member experiences any of these symptoms it is very important to get to a hospital as quickly as possible. In most cases, however, symptoms can be relieved easily with topical treatment. 20
Insect bites and stings can often cause immediate skin reactions.
Dermikelp® Soothing cream and lotion is clinically proven to soothe itchy irritated skin conditions like rashes, skin allergies, contact dermatitis and skin inflammation. 1
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Jonathan Welsh (American football)
Jonathan Welsh (born June 9, 1982) is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). From 2005 to 2007, he played for the Indianapolis Colts. He attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison and was selected in the fifth-round (148th overall) by the Colts in the 2005 NFL draft.
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overloood overloood - 5 months ago 56
C Question
Bit fields giving segmentation fault
This is C language. When I run my following program, no matter how small values I give, I get runtime segmentation fault error. Please help me find out the cause of this.
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
struct date
{
unsigned day:
5;
unsigned month:
4;
unsigned year:
12;
};
struct emp
{
char name[10];
struct date d;
};
int compare(const void * a, const void * b)
{
struct emp *orderA = (struct emp *)a;
struct emp *orderB = (struct emp *)b;
return ( orderA->d.year - orderB->d.year );
}
int main ()
{
int i;
struct emp e[5];
for (i = 0;i < 5;i++)
{
scanf("%s %d %d %d", e[i].name, e[i].d.day, e[i].d.month, e[i].d.year);
}
qsort(e, 5, sizeof(struct emp), compare);
for (i = 0;i < 5;i++)
{
printf("%s %d %d %d\n", e[i].name, e[i].d.day, e[i].d.month, e[i].d.year);
}
return 0;
}
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When you want scanf() to scan your stuff, you have to pass addresses of stuff, not the actual stuff. (If you do not pass the address of something to scanf(), then how can scanf() store a value in it?)
Now, in C when you refer to an array such as e[i].name you are actually referring to the address of the first element of the array, so you do not have to do anything special about that. (Besides to be careful to not enter more than 9 characters for name, wh00ps, that's extremely unsafe, be careful!)
But with integers, such as e[i].d.day etc, you can't just pass the int as it is, because scanf() expects pointers, so it will treat your int as a pointer to an int, so it will allow the user to enter a number, and then it will try to store the number at the location pointed by that pointer, which is just some random location in memory, and thus the segfault.
So, when you want to scan an int, you have to pass the address of the int, like this: &e[i].d.day
Except that when the integer is a field of a record, you cannot take its address, because it does not have an address of its own, it lives within some bits stored at an address.
So, I am afraid you are going to have to write a special function for reading those struct dates of yours, which will have to declare individual ints, pass their addresses to scanf(), and then store the resulting values in a struct date.
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Ghrevena though situated in the valley and having no good water supply is a pleasant little town, but in summer is very hot. Above the town to the east is a large Turkish school and in a similar position to the west are the barracks. There are Greek and Vlach schools, several mosques, seven Greek churches and a Vlach chapel. A market well attended by the inhabitants of the neighbouring villages is held every Monday. The population cannot be estimated because so much of it is floating. The Christians consist of Greeks from the Hashiot and Kupatshar villages, and Vlachs from Samarina, Smiksi, Perivoli, and Avdhela who are always more numerous in the winter. The Mohammedans consist of Albanians, Valakliadhes, and Turks from here, there and everywhere. Of course since the war of 1912 in which it was partly burnt, Ghrevena has probably changed considerably in every way.
Tuesday, May 31st, the second day of the fair.—Shortly after davm Ave crossed the river on a diminutive donkey hired from a venerable Turk at a halfpenny a journey, and went at once to the fair. The crowd amounted to several thousands, and the majority were Vlachs. Vlach was the language most commonly in use, and no one who has heard the babble of a Vlach crowd can doubt the origin of the name Tsintsar. There were Vlachs from nearly every part of Southern Macedonia, and Thessaly : most were in the national costume. Vlach costume is a complicated and extensive subject, and for a full account of the various garments and their names the reader must turn to a later chapter. Besides Vlachs, there were Greeks mostly Hashiots, a few Turks not counting gendarmes and other officials, some gipsies dressed as usual in gaudy rags, and a number of Valakhadhes, and Kupatshari. The Valakhadlies are a mysterious people, Mohammedan by religion, but Greek by language, who principally inhabit the districts of Ghrevena, and Lapsishta where they occupy many villages. The Vlachs call them Vlāhadzi and say that they are Vlachs who became Mohammedans, deriving the name from Vlach Agha, but this etymology is hardly convincing. According to a more probable tale they are Greeks converted
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New York Today Good morning on this gorgeous Wednesday. If you haven’t recently stumbled upon a wedding party or two in our parks or streets, we’d be surprised. Wedding season is in full bloom. From whimsical cobblestone streets to romantic gardens to gritty alleyways, New York offers a romantic backdrop for any style of wedding photographs. We turned to Rangefinder Magazine, a publication dedicated to the world of professional wedding images, to find a few New York-based photographers to give advice. What are some of the best places in the city to take wedding or engagement photos? For a classic New York scene, the photographers suggested trying Grace Court Alley and Hunts Lane in Brooklyn Heights; the blocks where Barrow, Bedford and Commerce Streets meet in the West Village; or Freeman Alley by the Bowery. For a grittier feel, Cortlandt Alley in Chinatown (think “back alley in a superhero movie”) and Sackett Street near the Gowanus Canal were among the favorites. Where should engaged couples and newlyweds avoid? The answer among the photographers interviewed was unanimous: the High Line. “Shooting on the High Line is a rookie mistake,” Lev Kuperman said. “It’s very crowded and it’s narrow, so there’s not a lot of room to give the photo a sense of the space.” Tourists, the photographers said, never look charming in photos. To avoid them, but still achieve a similarly rugged look, swap the East Village for Red Hook, or try Vinegar Hill instead of the more popular Dumbo, Ryan Browne advised. And if you can, give up the idea of shooting in Central Park, which often doesn’t provide the romantic atmosphere that many people want, Chellise Michael said. Instead, head to the east side of Prospect Park, where it’s more wild, overgrown and private. Or try Fort Tilden in Rockaway or the beach at Dead Horse Bay, with its rocky formations, for a more secluded natural scene. If you simply must have a landmark in your photo, these experts recommended the Top of the Rock, but only during off hours. Any other tips? Take the morning or afternoon off from work for better lighting and fewer crowds, Caroline Petters said. And dress comfortably, she added. Comfort will show on your face. “And start at home and in your neighborhood,” Ms. Michael suggested. “Many New Yorkers live in tiny, cramped apartments and they’re not going to be there forever. The neighborhood is going to change.” “It’s great to capture those memories,” she added, “instead of the time you stood in the middle of the Brooklyn Bridge.” Here’s what else is happening: Yes, it’s a beautiful day for wedding photos — but even for the rest of us, it’s sure to be a midweek pick-me-up. We’re talking sunshine and blue skies, with a high near 78, and a lovely evening in the mid-60s. Oh-oh, those suh-uhm-mer nights. • Gov. Andrew M. 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Lynx eke past Liberty, 76-75. • For a global look at what’s happening, see Your Wednesday Briefing. • An adults-only summer camp, with crafts, scavenger hunts and tours, at the New York Transit Museum in Downtown Brooklyn. 6 p.m. [$15] • A summer block party with music, drinks and museum tours, at the Museum of the City of New York and El Museo Del Barrio on the Upper East Side. 6 p.m. [Free] • A sunset concert of classical, Latin and contemporary music at Wave Hill in the Bronx. 7 p.m. [$10] • A twilight two-mile race begins at Ocean Breeze Park on Staten Island. 8 p.m. [Free] • Yankees host Reds, 1:05 p.m. (YES). Mets at Padres, 10:10 p.m. (SNY). • Alternate-side parking remains in effect until Aug. 15. • For more events, see The New York Times’s Arts & Entertainment guide. You don’t need a tailcoat or heels to enjoy the arts at Lincoln Center in the summer. In fact, you don’t need to dress formally at all. 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Hi all, if anyone can assist I have a query which just will not resolve it self no matter what I have tried.
I am testing this PHPmyadmin before I apply to the website if this helps
Thanks in advance DJ
The query that is being run produces duplicate row of each product
SELECT manufacturer_name, vehicles_model, vehicles_year, vehicles_engine_size, vehicles_fuel_type, products_ID
FROM manufacturer, products, vehicles
WHERE manufacturer_name = "ALFA ROMEO"
LIMIT 0 , 30;
manufacturer_name vehicles_model vehicles_year vehicles_engine_size vehicles_fuel_type products_ID
ALFA ROMEO 75 86-93 1.8, 2.0, 2.5 PETROL 063
ALFA ROMEO 75 86-93 1.8, 2.0, 2.5 PETROL 065
ALFA ROMEO 75 87-93 3.0 PETROL 063
ALFA ROMEO 75 87-93 3.0 PETROL 065
ALFA ROMEO 145 94- n/a PETROL 063
ALFA ROMEO 145 94- n/a PETROL 065
ALFA ROMEO 146 94- PETROL 063
ALFA ROMEO 146 94- PETROL 065
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You've got a cartesian join. You're selecting multiple tables into your query without providing a joining statement to link the tables together based on 1 or more common fields. As a result, each row of each table is being combined with each row of the other tables so as to produce all possible joins because otherwise the database engine has no idea how you wanted to view the data.
What are the common fields between your data? Do a join on those fields.
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Hi
The common fields would be the foreign keys which are
FK_manufacturer_ID, vehicle_ID, FK_products_ID
The primary table keys are
vehicle.vehicle_ID
products.products_ID
manufacturer.manufacturer_ID
category.category_ID
would the code go something this?
manufacturer_name,vehicles_model, vehicles_year, products_ID
FROM vehicles, manufacturer,products
WHERE manufacturer.FK_manufacturer_ID = vehicle.vehicle_ID
and vehicle.vehicle_ID = vehicles.FK_products_ID
and vehicles.FK_products_ID = manufacturer.FK_manufacturer_ID
Thanks
DJ
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you'd really have to show us the table schemas before we can answer which fields to use in the join.
also it gets a bit easier to read if you use table aliases eg
SELECT m.fname, m.sname, s.game, l.league
FROM membership as m
JOIN gameplayed as g ON m.mid=g.mid
JOIN leaguetype as l ON g.gid=l.gid
WHERE.....
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Thanks for your reply, I am on a learning curve so if I haven't got it right, please point me in the right direction
Thanks in-advance
Cheers
DJ
CREATE TABLE `vehicles` (
`vehicles_id` int(11) NOT NULL auto_increment,
`vehicles_model` varchar(30) NOT NULL,
`vehicles_year` varchar(20) NOT NULL,
`vehicles_engine_size` varchar(30) NOT NULL,
`vehicles_fuel_type` varchar(25) NOT NULL default 'PETROL',
`FK_manufacturer_ID` int(11) NOT NULL,
`FK_category_ID` int(11) NOT NULL,
`FK_products_ID` varchar(25) NOT NULL,
PRIMARY KEY (`vehicles_id`),
KEY `FK_manufacturer_ID` (`FK_manufacturer_ID`),
KEY `FK_category_ID` (`FK_category_ID`),
KEY `FK_products_ID` (`FK_products_ID`)
) ENGINE=MyISAM
CREATE TABLE `products` (
`products_id` varchar(25) NOT NULL,
`products_price` varchar(35) NOT NULL,
`products_ah_20hr` varchar(20) default NULL,
`products_sae_cold_start` varchar(20) default NULL,
`products_bench_amps` varchar(20) default NULL,
`products_length` varchar(20) NOT NULL,
`products_width` varchar(20) NOT NULL,
`products_height` varchar(20) NOT NULL,
`products_weight` varchar(20) NOT NULL,
`products_layout` varchar(20) default NULL,
`products_terminals` varchar(20) default NULL,
`products_base_holddown` varchar(20) default NULL,
`products_notes` varchar(20) default NULL,
`products_ah_5hr` varchar(15) default NULL,
`products_ah_cap` varchar(15) NOT NULL,
`products_pulse_amps` varchar(15) default NULL,
`products_reserve_capacity` varchar(15) default NULL,
`products_Image` varchar(64) default NULL,
`products_quantity` varchar(10) default '1',
`products_last_modified` datetime default NULL,
`products_date_added` datetime default NULL,
`products_warranty` varchar(20) default '2',
`products_other2` varchar(20) default NULL,
`products_other3` varchar(20) default NULL,
`products_other4` varchar(20) default NULL,
`products_output_voltage` varchar(15) default NULL,
PRIMARY KEY (`products_id`),
KEY `products_notes` (`products_notes`)
) ENGINE=MyISAM
CREATE TABLE `manufacturer` (
`manufacturer_ID` int(11) unsigned NOT NULL auto_increment,
`manufacturer_name` varchar(255) NOT NULL,
PRIMARY KEY (`manufacturer_ID`),
UNIQUE KEY `manufacturer_name` (`manufacturer_name`)
) ENGINE=MyISAM
CREATE TABLE `category` (
`category_id` int(11) NOT NULL auto_increment,
`category_name` varchar(50) NOT NULL,
PRIMARY KEY (`category_id`)
) ENGINE=MyISAM
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Okay it looks like the ERD is manufacturer--< vehicles >--products
Ie a manufacturer makes many vehicles, and a product is used by many vehicles
That means this might be what you are after
SELECT m.manufacturer_name, v.vehicles_model, v.vehicles_year, v.vehicles_engine_size, v.vehicles_fuel_type, p.products_ID
FROM manufacturer as m
JOIN vehicles as v on m.manufacturer_ID = v.FK_manufacturer_ID
JOIN products as p on p.products_id = v.FK_products_ID
WHERE manufacturer_name = "ALFA ROMEO"
LIMIT 0 , 30;
But that is possibly not what you really, really want. It implies from your table design that one product is used in many vehicles, but each vehicle uses only ONE product. Is that right?
Are you sure there isn't a linking table, as a more normal (sic) structure would be that a vehicle uses many products and a product is used in many vehicles ie vehicles>--<products
which would then require the linking table vehicleproducts, with the following relationship
vehicles--<vehicleproducts>--products
and vehicleproducts (vehicle_ID, product_id) with a joint primary key.
Unless of course this is a very special product and a vehicle only uses one eg one model of turbocharger is used, and the web site is to sell the one model they make that suits a given car perfectly. (I saw a site just like that two days ago).
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Excellent help & feed back from drjohn
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Hi thanks for your help on this and for going into so much detail.
The ERD representation you have given is exactly how I had interpreted it on paper
manufacturer--< vehicles >--products
One product (battery) has (fits) many vehicles
One manufacturer has many vehicles
I will be needing extract the data by category_ID would this be a similar query?
It works fantastically Thanks again for your expert advise It is good to know that help is available when things don't go right.
Just out of interest where had you seen this before?
Thanks again
DJ
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Tina Fey, left, and Amy Poehler arrive at the 71st annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP) To the untrained eye, it may have looked like Tina Fey and Amy Poehler avoided picking on sensitive pop star Taylor Swift, who slammed the duo following last year's Golden Globes because they made a quip about her tumultuous love life. But the former Saturday Night Live buddies wouldn't really miss the chance to poke fun at their former feud, would they? Nope. In a super subtle, rewind-the-DVR-to-catch-it moment Fey referenced the Swift debacle by quoting the Red singer herself as she congratulated Poehler on her Parks and Rec award win. Last year, after the comedy gals joked that the blonde beauty better steer clear of Michael J. Fox's son, Swift spoke to Vanity Fair about the jab, telling the mag: You know, Katie Couric is one of my favorite people, because she said to me she had heard a quote that she loved, that said, 'There's a special place in hell for women who don't help other women.' As Poehler beamed on stage after accepting her award, Fey said, I just want to say congratulations, again, to my friend Amy Poehler. I love you, and there's a special place in hell for you. Touch Tina, touch. Ron White's UGLY split Meet JLaw's MUCH older beau Bourdain: I'd poison Trump Ex reveals truth about Pratt Rowling RIPPED over Trump Carrie's shocking autopsy results 'Bachelor' twins shock How Drew recovered This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. 2017 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. All market data delayed 20 minutes.
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🇰🇲, the word order is Vietnamese native head-initial. Likely a.
Superficially.
Noun
* 1) friendship (condition of being friends)
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Josh Gaines
Joshua Lamar Gaines (born September 27, 1985) is a former gridiron football defensive end. He was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football at Penn State.
Gaines has also been a member of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
College career
Gaines played college football at Penn State. After redshirting his freshman year in 2004, he made appearances in every game in 2005, backing up future Kansas City Chief Tamba Hali. He would finish the season with 9 tackles and was named Academic All-Big Ten.
By the 2006 season, Gaines had moved into the starting rotation and remained the starter for the remainder of his time with the Nittany Lions. In 2007 Gaines helped lead the defense to a number two ranking in quarterback sacks and a seventh ranking in total defense. He was named a team captain for the Nittany Lions as a senior, and finished his career at Penn State with 105 tackles, 8.5 sacks and two fumble recoveries.
He earned a Bachelor of Science in Human Development and Family Studies from Penn State in 2008. He is a charter member of the Eta Alpha chapter of Iota Phi Theta fraternity.
Pre-draft
Gaines trained for the NFL Scouting Combine at Power Train Sports Performance in Millersville, Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia Eagles
Gaines was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles on April 27, 2009, as an undrafted free agent following the 2009 NFL Draft. Gaines was a 2008 team captain at Penn State His interception return for a touchdown was the final play of the inaugural Flight Night, a live preseason inter-squad scrimmage held at Lincoln Financial Field on August 8, 2009. He was waived on September 5, 2009.
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Gaines signed a practice roster agreement with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on October 8, 2009. He was signed to the Tiger-Cats' active roster on May 27, 2010.
Pittsburgh Power
On October 19, 2010, Gaines signed with the Pittsburgh Power of the Arena Football League. He was placed on the Physically Unable to Perform list on March 5, 2011. He was then placed on Injured Reserve on March 9, 2011, where he stayed for the rest of the 2011 season.
Personal
Gaines is one of 11 children: when he was six years old his mother, Wilma, and stepfather, James, adopted six children from an underprivileged home in their hometown of Fort Wayne, Indiana. In addition to James' biological daughter, LaShonda, and Wilma's two other biological children, Ebony and LaToya, the Holders also cared for a cousin, Kevin, who is autistic. Gaines credits his large family for his team-oriented approach to football and his strong leadership qualities.
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DeMar DeRozan scored 24 points and Jakob Poeltl added a season-best 17 on 7-for-8 shooting as the San Antonio Spurs dominated the second half on the way to a 114-90 win over the visiting Charlotte Hornets on Saturday. The Spurs trailed by 13 points at the half but stormed back in the third quarter. After trailing 70-51 at the 9:22 mark, San Antonio ripped off runs of 13-2 and 15-2 to jump back in front at 79-74. Poeltl and DeRozan each had eight points in the pivotal stretch, which set the table for their furious final quarter. That’s when Patty Mills took charge, scoring all 11 of his points in the first 3 1/2 minutes of the fourth to help San Antonio pull away and earn its second straight win. The Spurs outscored Charlotte 64-27 in the second half. Derrick White added 12 points for San Antonio while Trey Lyles tallied 11 and Dejounte Murray grabbed 10 rebounds. LaMarcus Aldridge returned to the starting lineup for the Spurs after missing the past two games with a right thumb injury and scored eight points in 28 minutes. Miles Bridges led all scorers with 25 points for Charlotte, with Cody Zeller adding 14 points and 12 rebounds, Malik Monk totaling 11 points, and Willy Hernangomez and Terry Rozier scoring 10 each for the Hornets, who have lost two straight games and 16 of their past 19. The Hornets used a 23-6 run over the second half of the second quarter to take go ahead 58-42 on the way to a 63-50 lead at halftime. Bridges led the way for the Hornets with 16 points while Zeller totaled 12 and Hernangomez scored 10. DeRozan paced San Antonio with 11 points, and Lyles pumped in 10 points and grabbed four rebounds over the first 24 minutes. The Hornets played without forward PJ Washington, who is nursing a right ankle sprain. The game was the Spurs’ last at home before their arduous, annual Rodeo Road Trip, in which this season they will play eight consecutive games on the road in 21 days, seven of them against teams ahead of them in the Western Conference standings. —Field Level Media
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honourable gentleman would accept it as time to skedaddle. And if I did run to Kumara I should run to the right place, for it is there that all the crack shots are. Last year the Kumara Volunteers took the first, second, and third medals for the best shots in the Island, and two years ago they took first place, firing against the whole colony. Where would a man go for safety rather than to the stalwart miners, who make the finest volunteers in the colony? And where would the best men be more wanted than for the protection of the coal ports of Greymouth and Westport?”
In 1890, he was breaking his mind away largely from its close association with the West Coast. He took up questions with broader aspects; but he was always liable even then to rush back to the old place and drag it into his speeches, no matter what subject he happened to be dealing with. To his mind, the principal blemish in the Financial Statement and in the Governor’s Speech was that neither of them said one word regarding the mining industry, and the former seemed to him to be about as clear as the mud that came from the Kumara sludge-channel.
In the midst of the Government’s troubles, the “Skinflints” became active again, and demanded some kind of satisfaction. They would not vote for Mr. Ballance’s motion because it came from him, but they still insisted that the Government had not gone nearly far enough on the road of severe retrenchment. Mr. Ballance’s motion placed them in a peculiar position. They talked of retrenchment for months. They had promised their constituents that they would insist upon retrenchment being made without delay. If they voted for the motion, they might put into office men whom they regarded as political opponents. If they voted against it, they would have to account for their actions when they went back to their electorates; and that tiresome thing, a general election, would take place in a few months. They saw that something must be done to lift them out of the hole into which they had fallen. They therefore appointed a deputation to wait upon Sir Harry Atkinson. His health had become so bad that he was unable to read his Statement, and he had been ordered by his doctor not to enter the House at all until he regained some of his strength. In the meantime, the leadership of the House was taken by Mr. E. Mitchelson, Native Minister.
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Count total, and rate per 100,000 population per year. The initial order of the countries is alphabetical within subregion. Subregions are initially in alphabetical order within regions. Reload the page to return to that initial subregion order. Click sorting buttons to sort alphabetically or numerically. Can sort in ascending or descending order. The row number column on the left sorts independently from the columns to the right of it. It is useful for ranking countries by homicide rate.
For the full table with more info and multiple years see the UNODC source.
This chart does not use the very latest data due to differences in how intentional homicide is defined and calculated for each country. In order to have more consistent, continuous, and reliable oversight only the latest UNODC sourcing is used for this section on countries.
* Note: x (in the count column, mainly in the Oceania section) – From UNODC source: "due to small population size the estimated count is less than 2".
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Echoes Tour
The Echoes Tour (also known as Echoes Live) is the fifth headlining tour by English recording artist, Will Young. The tour supported his fifth studio album, Echoes. Beginning October 2011, the tour played 24 shows in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Additional shows were added in 2012, with Young performing at various outdoors events.
Background
The tour was announced on 4 July 2011 via newsletter from Young's team. During an interview on Loose Women, the singer stated he chose to play intimate venues on the tour as opposed to his normal arena shows. The tour commenced on 27 October 2011 at the Oasis Leisure Centre in Swindon, Wales. While on tour, a YouTube channel, Echoestourdiaries was created by bandmember Adam Wakeman. The channel features seven behind the scenes videos of the tour, shot with an iPhone. The first round of dates concluded on 26 November 2011 at St David's Hall in Cardiff, Wales. On 12 December 2011, Young gave an exclusive performance at the famed London Palladium. The show was to celebrate the success of the album with his fans. Following the performance, additional dates were added for the summer of 2012. Dubbed the Echoes Forestry Tour, Young played six concerts for the Forestry Commission's annual music event. Commenting on the extension, Young stated: "The forest gigs have a great reputation for their atmosphere so I'm really looking forward to performing my songs in such unique settings". Additional festival shows and inmate gigs were added for June and July 2012. The staging for the 2012 shows featured a backdrop of various clothing items.
Opening acts
* Jodie Marie (select shows)
* Lawson (select shows—2011)
* Nerina Pallot (select shows—2012)
Tour dates
* Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
* These concerts were a part of the "Forestry Commission Live Music"
* This concert was a part of "Love, Live, Music"
* This concert was a part of the "Cornbury Music Festival"
* This concert was a part of "Kew the Music"
* This concert was a part of "Epsom Live!"
* This concert was a part of "Radio City Live"
* This concert was a part of "Key 103 Live"
* This concert was a part of "BT London Live"
Critical reception
The tour received positive reviews from music critics in England and Wales. Daniel Bonnington (Nottingham Post) wrote of the Nottingham show, "While some talent show winners, including Steve Brookstein, Shayne Ward and Leon Jackson have disappeared, this shy lad turned pop prince showed why he's still here, 10 years on". For the concert at the O2 Apollo Manchester, Liam Buckley (Virgin RedRoom) stated, "Attending the gig at the O2 Apollo in Manchester brought me to realise his purely unique sound, one that can be easily enjoyed by anybody. I was quite impressed by his ability to remain calm and composed during his performance and despite the increasing sound of the instruments surrounding him, he never feels the need to scream and shout".
Mark Drew (Express & Star) viewed the Birmingham concert at the O2 Academy Birmingham. He writes, "This Pop Idol is all about the voice, which was good a decade ago and is just incredible now. There were plenty of upbeat moments as Young performed tracks from his more dancy album Echoes, especially the finale single 'Jealousy'". In London, James Lachno (The Daily Telegraph) gave the show at the O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire four out of five stars. He says, "Dressed head to toe in black, Young seemed relaxed and confident in the new sound, while his controlled, pitch-perfect quiver eased comfortably into third gear. It was sedate but impressive, prioritising rhythm and mood, and felt well suited to the intimate stage at the O2 Empire. On his final song, the recent single 'Jealousy', Young came closest to marrying an explosive vocal with his designs on pop experimentation. While for now he is a very fine pop performer, one suspects it is this heady union that may yet bear the sweetest fruit".
For the final 2011 show in Cardiff, The Western Mail stated, "enduring success from the manufactured world of musical celebs|Fortunately the songs from Echoes are good; especially 'I Just Want a Lover' and 'Hearts on Fire' although I would have preferred a few more of the back catalogue of hits—he could probably have done all the chart songs plus plenty from the new album".
The good reviews continued for the forestry shows in 2012. For the concert at the Sherwood Forest, Megan Pengelly (Retford Trader and Guardian) writes, "Young gave a relentlessly energetic performance, transforming even the slowest of ballads into moments which filled the forest with atmosphere. Young was a capable host, interacting with fans and leaving the stage to perform closer to the crowd. If concert-goers left unsatisfied, it was only at the fact Young did not perform all of his numerous feel good hits". At the Bedgebury National Pinetum, Lynn Cox (Kent Online) stated, There is absolutely nothing negative to say about the gig, the beautiful venue, which was superbly managed and organised, is perfect for a performer like Will.The atmosphere was electric—the trickery and lighting on stage was fantastic—the whole gig and evening was just magical".
At Dalby Forest, The Scarborough News reported, "The highlights are plentiful, with an energetic "Switch It On", a soothing "All Time Love", a show-stopping Leave Right Now and the two nods to his Pop Idol days, "Light My Fire" and "Evergreen", showcasing his musical evolution. Many more reality TV 'stars' are sure to come and go over the next decade but the smart money would be on Young outlasting them all".
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* The first animals that spent their entire lives without any oxygen (anoxic waters) were discovered in depths of Mediterranean Sea. They belong to three new species from phylum Loricifera (one of new species pictured).
* Triggerfishes are the brightly coloured fishes of the family Balistidae. (pictured)
* Marked by lines and spots, they inhabit warm coastal waters of the Atlantic, Mediterranean and the Indo-Pacific.
* Marbled hatchetfish are the only known fish that can actually fly by jumping into the air and moving their fins.
* The sea otter often keeps a stone tool in its armpit pouch.
* Some cichlid fish, crocodiles and frogs keep their eggs or young in their mouths or stomachs.
* The Horseshoe crab has blue, copper based blood.
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I have my Bachelor's degree from Mississippi State University and Master's from the University of Illinois. I grew up in Mississippi and Louisiana. I have lived and worked in the Baltimore and Chicago areas, in addition to other areas in Illinois and most recently in Virginia.
I have used Wikipedia far longer than I have been a contributor. I never intended to get that involved in it. I originally just saw something that I thought I could contribute and I did. As I have started having more time, I guess getting more involved was inevitable.
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## Introduction
This document describes the main features and principles of the configuration
language called `UCL` - universal configuration language.
If you are looking for the libucl API documentation you can find it at [this page](doc/api.md).
## Basic structure
UCL is heavily infused by `nginx` configuration as the example of a convenient configuration
system. However, UCL is fully compatible with `JSON` format and is able to parse json files.
For example, you can write the same configuration in the following ways:
* in nginx like:
```nginx
param = value;
section {
param = value;
param1 = value1;
flag = true;
number = 10k;
time = 0.2s;
string = "something";
subsection {
host = {
host = "hostname";
port = 900;
}
host = {
host = "hostname";
port = 901;
}
}
}
```
* or in JSON:
```json
{
"param": "value",
"param1": "value1",
"flag": true,
"subsection": {
"host": [
{
"host": "hostname",
"port": 900
},
{
"host": "hostname",
"port": 901
}
]
}
}
```
## Improvements to the json notation.
There are various things that make ucl configuration more convenient for editing than strict json:
### General syntax sugar
* Braces are not necessary to enclose a top object: it is automatically treated as an object:
```json
"key": "value"
```
is equal to:
```json
{"key": "value"}
```
* There is no requirement of quotes for strings and keys, moreover, `:` may be replaced `=` or even be skipped for objects:
```nginx
key = value;
section {
key = value;
}
```
is equal to:
```json
{
"key": "value",
"section": {
"key": "value"
}
}
```
* No commas mess: you can safely place a comma or semicolon for the last element in an array or an object:
```json
{
"key1": "value",
"key2": "value",
}
```
### Automatic arrays creation
* Non-unique keys in an object are allowed and are automatically converted to the arrays internally:
```json
{
"key": "value1",
"key": "value2"
}
```
is converted to:
```json
{
"key": ["value1", "value2"]
}
```
### Named keys hierarchy
UCL accepts named keys and organize them into objects hierarchy internally. Here is an example of this process:
```nginx
section "blah" {
key = value;
}
section foo {
key = value;
}
```
is converted to the following object:
```nginx
section {
blah {
key = value;
}
foo {
key = value;
}
}
```
Plain definitions may be more complex and contain more than a single level of nested objects:
```nginx
section "blah" "foo" {
key = value;
}
```
is presented as:
```nginx
section {
blah {
foo {
key = value;
}
}
}
```
### Convenient numbers and booleans
* Numbers can have suffixes to specify standard multipliers:
+ `[kKmMgG]` - standard 10 base multipliers (so `1k` is translated to 1000)
+ `[kKmMgG]b` - 2 power multipliers (so `1kb` is translated to 1024)
+ `[s|min|d|w|y]` - time multipliers, all time values are translated to float number of seconds, for example `10min` is translated to 600.0 and `10ms` is translated to 0.01
* Hexadecimal integers can be used by `0x` prefix, for example `key = 0xff`. However, floating point values can use decimal base only.
* Booleans can be specified as `true` or `yes` or `on` and `false` or `no` or `off`.
* It is still possible to treat numbers and booleans as strings by enclosing them in double quotes.
## General improvements
### Commments
UCL supports different style of comments:
* single line: `#`
* multiline: `/* ... */`
Multiline comments may be nested:
```c
# Sample single line comment
/*
some comment
/* nested comment */
end of comment
*/
```
### Macros support
UCL supports external macros both multiline and single line ones:
```nginx
.macro "sometext";
.macro {
Some long text
....
};
```
There are two internal macros provided by UCL:
* `include` - read a file `/path/to/file` or an url `http://example.com/file` and include it to the current place of
UCL configuration;
* `try\_include` - try to read a file or url and include it but do not create a fatal error if a file or url is not accessible;
* `includes` - read a file or an url like the previous macro, but fetch and check the signature file (which is obtained
by `.sig` suffix appending).
Public keys which are used for the last command are specified by the concrete UCL user.
### Variables support
UCL supports variables in input. Variables are registered by a user of the UCL parser and can be presented in the following forms:
* `${VARIABLE}`
* `$VARIABLE`
UCL currently does not support nested variables. To escape variables one could use double dollar signs:
* `$${VARIABLE}` is converted to `${VARIABLE}`
* `$$VARIABLE` is converted to `$VARIABLE`
However, if no valid variables are found in a string, no expansion will be performed (and `$$` thus remains unchanged). This may be a subject
to change in future libucl releases.
### Multiline strings
UCL can handle multiline strings as well as single line ones. It uses shell/perl like notation for such objects:
```
key = <<EOD
some text
splitted to
lines
EOD
```
In this example `key` will be interpreted as the following string: `some text\nsplitted to\nlines`.
Here are some rules for this syntax:
* Multiline terminator must start just after `<<` symbols and it must consist of capital letters only (e.g. `<<eof` or `<< EOF` won't work);
* Terminator must end with a single newline character (and no spaces are allowed between terminator and newline character);
* To finish multiline string you need to include a terminator string just after newline and followed by a newline (no spaces or other characters are allowed as well);
* The initial and the final newlines are not inserted to the resulting string, but you can still specify newlines at the begin and at the end of a value, for example:
```
key <<EOD
some
text
EOD
```
## Emitter
Each UCL object can be serialized to one of the three supported formats:
* `JSON` - canonic json notation (with spaces indented structure);
* `Compacted JSON` - compact json notation (without spaces or newlines);
* `Configuration` - nginx like notation;
* `YAML` - yaml inlined notation.
## Performance
Are UCL parser and emitter fast enough? Well, there are some numbers.
I got a 19Mb file that consist of ~700 thousands lines of json (obtained via
http://www.json-generator.com/). Then I checked jansson library that performs json
parsing and emitting and compared it with UCL. Here are results:
```
jansson: parsed json in 1.3899 seconds
jansson: emitted object in 0.2609 seconds
ucl: parsed input in 0.6649 seconds
ucl: emitted config in 0.2423 seconds
ucl: emitted json in 0.2329 seconds
ucl: emitted compact json in 0.1811 seconds
ucl: emitted yaml in 0.2489 seconds
```
So far, UCL seems to be significantly faster than jansson on parsing and slightly faster on emitting. Moreover,
UCL compiled with optimizations (-O3) performs significantly faster:
```
ucl: parsed input in 0.3002 seconds
ucl: emitted config in 0.1174 seconds
ucl: emitted json in 0.1174 seconds
ucl: emitted compact json in 0.0991 seconds
ucl: emitted yaml in 0.1354 seconds
```
You can do your own benchmarks by running `make test` in libucl top directory.
## Conclusion
UCL has clear design that should be very convenient for reading and writing. At the same time it is compatible with
JSON language and therefore can be used as a simple JSON parser. Macroes logic provides an ability to extend configuration
language (for example by including some lua code) and comments allows to disable or enable the parts of a configuration
quickly.
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User: M-le-mot-dit
File: Demolishing and Building Up the Star Theatre (1901).ogv
Author: Frederick S. Armitage
Publisher: American Mutoscope and Biograph Company
Year: 1901
PD: PD-US|1933
Note: Also known as Demolishing and Building up the Star Theatre is a 1901 short documentary film in which time-lapse photography is used to show the dismantling and demolition of New York City's Star Theatre over a period of about a month. Selected for preservation by the United States Library of Congress in its National Film Registry.
Cat: Documentary film, Silent film
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Rh At noon we received information that a large party of guerillas and lancers well armed with pistols, carbines, daggers and lassoes, were in our rear, and advancing; also there was a party of guerillas at La Hoya Pass waiting to attack the coming train, which I am told is loaded with specie for the army. I also heard that recruiting was going on in town. Co. D, First Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, was detailed to go out scouting. They broke open several houses where recruiting had been carried on, finding arms and other munition of war, also several fine horses saddled and fully equipped, ready to start off. They succeeded in taking three prisoners, and the very men who tried a few days ago to bribe Sergt. J. R. Reynolds, of Co. D, First Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, offering him a Captaincy commission at their rendezvous; but he respectfully declined the promotion, and would sooner serve his time out in the cause of his own adopted country.
Rumors of another attack to-night.
Friday, June 18, 1847.—This morning we were positively assured that the Mexicans would attack the town and Castle of Perote. So everything was got in readiness for the attack. The Castle's big cannons were placed to play through the streets of Perote. Capt. Walker had his men ready, as well as his own horse bridled and saddled ready for action, or any emergency that he might be called on to perform. We are all ready, willing and very anxious to receive them and give them a warm reception (caliente recepcious).
Col. Wynkoop is getting uneasy in his strong castle. He sent an order to Lieut.-Col. Black to move five companies to the Castle, which order was cheerfully obeyed.
No attack to-night. All our plans and hopes were dashed. No enemy coming near us. All quiet.
Saturday, June 19, 1847.—This morning Cos. B, C, F and K, First Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, received orders to go out scouting. So at 5 o'clock we started on our way. Capt. Walker's companies went toward the Castle, and took a
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-- Top Picks: The Crystal Elegance of True French Chardonnay
For most wine drinkers the
greatest white in the world is made from the Chardonnay
grape and comes from Burgundy in central France , especially
the heart of the region, the Cote d’Or. There’s a clear purity to great Chardonnay, a
crystalline translucence that shines with an effortless
grace. It has aristocratic poise, showing great power along
with a brilliant intensity. As Jamie Ritchie, head of Sotheby’s wine department in
North America observes: “When good, they have extraordinary
richness, depth and complexity, always balanced by lively
acidity, which brings essential freshness. When combined
with that lemon/lime flavor and great minerality, it is
hard to beat.” The best white Burgundies are made for long aging --
indeed, it is a crime against the gods of wine to drink
them when first released. And they aren’t even that
enjoyable in their youth. “Burgundy is not about the obvious,” said Geri Tashjian,
owner of the Burgundy Wine Company in New York . “It’s
about the intricacy that evolves in the bottle with time.” The nomenclature of Burgundy is fiendishly
complicated, so it helps to keep a couple of basic rules in
mind. There are three important levels of quality: Grand Cru
and 1er Cru wines, which carry the name of the individual
vineyard from which they come, and village wines, which are
grown within a specific location but not entitled to one of
the more lofty appellations. Many vineyards have multiple owners, so the producer’s
name on the bottle is as important as the appellation, if
not more so. As Tashjian points out, “That’s the true mark
of a great winemaker: It’s not having to go and get the
Grand Cru -- it’s being able to buy the village wine and be
impressed that they put as much effort with the village
wine as they do with the Grand Cru.” Vintages do matter: In 2010, rain in September
presented problems, making it even more important to buy
the producer, not the appellation. A warm summer in 2009 resulted in plush, mouth-filling
wines that are accessible now, even if they lack the racy
minerality of a great vintage. A challenging vintage in 2008 yielded high acid wines
the best of which could, with time -- and I mean 10 years
here -- develop into something great. A cross between ’08 and ’09, 2007 shows balance and
harmony. The best should be good for medium-term aging, say
5 to 10 years. Here are some of my favorites: Saint-Aubin, Les Combes, Thomas Morey 2010 ($55) A generation ago this small village in a side valley
above Montrachet was virtually unknown. Now, thanks to a
dramatic improvement in quality, it is a rising star . The
wine is a pure, mouth-filling delight that can be drunk,
without guilt, today. Beaujolais Blanc Terres Dorées, Jean-Paul Brun 2010 ($19) Largely overlooked, Beaujolais blanc can be a flavor-
packed bargain, as this gem from top producer Brun shows.
Better than many Cote d’Or village wines that sell for
twice the price. Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos, Moreau 2009 ($65) This comes from Les Clos, the greatest of Chablis’s
seven Grand Cru vineyards. Lush and impossibly decadent for
a Chablis thanks to the vintage, it still maintains the
region’s characteristic steeliness. Chassagne Montrachet 1er Cru Les Chaumees, Domaine Ramonet 2010 ($95) Brothers Noel and Jean-Claude Ramonet, acclaimed masters of
Chassagne, make big, powerful wines at all levels, and
their best 1er Crus, like this brilliant Chaumees, equal
and even surpass many Grand Crus in their perfumed
intensity. Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru, Philippe Colin 2010 ($320) Just a little higher on the slope than the magisterial
Montrachet, Chevalier can approach, though rarely top, the
profundity of its neighbor. Here it gets very close, and is
worth considering, given the huge price differential. Clos des Mouches Beaune 1er Cru, Joseph Drouhin 2008 ($100) A 1er Cru vineyard that in many minds, including mine,
warrants Grand Cru status, especially when the grapes are
in the meticulous hands of the Drouhin family. This is a
quintessential Burgundy thanks to the way it combines power
with grace, generosity of flavor with a finely focused
precision. Corton Charlemagne Grand Cru Le Charlemagne Chateau Genot-Boulanger 2009 ($144) This wine is a fine marriage of opulence and finesse.
Brimming with lush ripe fruit with no hint of excess, it
abounds with stylishly hued flavors of apricots and
peaches. Corton Charlemagne, Coche-Dury 2005 ($1200) The ultimate trophy wine, the sort you can’t buy
unless your wine merchant is also your brother-in-law. A
massively powerful Grand Cru with intense minerality, it is
poles apart from the other, subtler, Grand Crus of the Cote
du Beaune, the Montrachets. Demands long aging. Meursault 1er Cru Sous le Dos d’Ane Domaine Leflaive 2007 ($148) Bright and taut, shiny with a lean and angular
brilliance, this is a wine for long keeping, one packed
with a delicate minerality rounded out with the aroma of
ripe white peaches. Meursault Les Tessons 2009, Domaine Pierre Morey ($82) Fine proof of the axiom that the producer is more
important to the quality of the wine than the appellation.
Though “only” a village Meursault, thanks to the
outstanding vineyard work of Pierre Morey, this gorgeous
wine punches way above its weight. Le Montrachet 2009, Domaine de la Romanee-Conti ($4,200) The pinnacle of white Burgundy, the ultimate Grand Cru
white, and the only white wine produced by the famed
Domaine de la Romanee-Conti. Perfumed and intense, it is
everything a white Burgundy should be, but in spades. The
2009 will require many years before its true brilliance
emerges. Nuits Saint Georges 1er Cru Les Terres Blanches 2008 Domaine Bertrand Ambroise ($100) The Cote de Nuits, the northern half of the Cote d’Or,
is famous for its reds; Whites are rare. But this is a
beauty of true Burgundian grace thanks to the painstaking
efforts of the Ambroise family and their focus on low
yields and rigorous selection. Pernand-Vergelesses 1er Cru 2008 Maison Deux Montille Soeur et Frere ($40) Another tongue-twisting double-barreled Burgundian
name, but one that’s worth persevering with. This example
is a small village tucked behind the hill of Corton. The
wine is mineral-rich, big and mouthfilling, but steely dry
on the long finish. It will reward a few years patience. Puligny-Montrachet Champ-Gain 1er Cru 2006 Maison Louis Jadot ($85) The wine is round and beautifully balanced, but at the
moment, the nose offers more weight than the palate
delivers. In five years it will be brilliant. Vire-Clesse, Vielles Vignes 2011, Christophe Cordier ($28) From a relatively new appellation in the Maconnais, a
region that’s seen a huge improvement in quality in recent
years, this is the perfect, inexpensive, introduction to
the magic of Burgundian Chardonnay. (Nick Passmore writes on wine for Bloomberg
Businessweek. Any opinions expressed are his own.) Muse highlights include James S. Russell on
architecture and Craig Seligman on film . To contact the writer of this column:
Nick Passmore at [email protected] . To contact the editor responsible for this column:
Manuela Hoelterhoff in New York at
[email protected] .
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Monster Truck (disambiguation)
A monster truck is a custom-built vehicle with greatly oversized wheels.
Monster Truck or Monster Trucks may also refer to:
* Monster Truck (band), a Canadian rock band
* Monster Trucks (film), a sci-fi action film released in late 2016
* "Monster Trucks", a 2001 episode of Modern Marvels
* "Monster Truck", a 2001 episode of Scrapheap Challenge
* "Monster Trucks", a 2006 episode of Police Camera Action!
* "Monster Trucks", a 2008 episode of America's Toughest Jobs
* Dark Haul, a 2014 TV movie starring Tom Sizemore, also known as Monster Truck
* Rolling Vengeance, a 1987 exploitation film also known Monster Truck
* Mini monster truck
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42nd Infantry Regiment (France)
42nd Infantry Regiment (42e régiment d’infanterie or 42e RI) was an infantry regiment of the French Army, raised in 1635 as the 'Régiment de Calvisson'. It was renamed the 1638 : 'Régiment de Montpezat' in 1638 and the 'Régiment du Limousin' in 1684, before first gaining its numeral of 42 in 1791. During the First World War it was nicknamed the 'As de Carreau', since it was part of the 'Division des As' (a nickname for 14th Infantry Division). It was disbanded in 1991.
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45 Eridani
45 Eridani is a single star located around 700 light years away from the Sun in the equatorial constellation of Eridanus. It is visible to the naked eye as a faint, orange-hued star with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.91. This body is moving away from the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of +15 km/s.
The stellar classification for this star is K0/1 III, which indicates this is an aging K-type giant star that has exhausted the hydrogen supply at its core and expanded. It has reached 50 times the Sun's radius and is radiating 788 times the luminosity of the Sun from its swollen photosphere at an effective temperature of 4,322 K.
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Here's Why Nike (NKE) & Under Armour (UA) Stock Gained Today
Shares of athletic wear giant Nike NKE gained about 3.2% Friday, while competitor Under Armour UA added nearly 2.3%, after Foot Locker FL) reported an earnings and revenue beat in the most recent quarter.
Foot Locker, a major athletic shoes and apparel retailer, posted earnings of 94 cents per share, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 91 cents. Foot Locker also posted a revenue beat, with total sales coming in at $1.780 billion versus our consensus estimate of $1.764 billion.
Foot Locker also announced that comparable-store sales jumped 4.7% during the quarter, and the company opened 23 new outlets, remodeled 64 outlets, and closed 18 outlets (also read: Foot Locker Beats Q2 Earnings Estimates, Stock Gains ).
Shares of FL skyrocketed after the report, and the stock is currently up about 10.6% on the day. Nike and Under Armour also benefitted from the report, as Foot Locker is a major supplier of both brands throughout the country.
These solid results from Foot Locker imply that shoppers are out and shopping for athletic shoes. This is obviously great news for Nike, the biggest player in the sneaker world, but it's also a good sign for Under Armour, which has ramped up its shoe business over the past few years.
On the other hand, Adidas ADDYY remains relatively flat on the day. Adidas has a stronger market share in Europe, and while Foot Locker does operate stores outside of North America, it is not the dominant shoe retailer that it is in the U.S.
Foot Locker's strong report is also another good indication that the retail landscape has recovered after a sluggish start to the year. After Target TGT and Walmart WMT displayed mixed results in their earnings reports this week, investors were left unsure about the state of retail, but it should come as a positive indicator that smaller, more specific stores like Foot Locker are performing well.
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Larry Bell (artist)
Larry Bell (born 1939) is an American contemporary artist and sculptor. He is best known for his glass boxes and large-scaled illusionistic sculptures. He is a grant recipient from, among others, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Guggenheim Foundation, and his artworks are found in the collections of many major cultural institutions. He lives and works in Taos, New Mexico, and maintains a studio in Venice, California.
Critical analysis of work
Bell's art addresses the relationship between the art object and its environment through the sculptural and reflective properties of his work. Bell is often associated with Light and Space, a group of mostly West Coast artists whose work is primarily concerned with perceptual experience stemming from the viewer's interaction with their work. This group also includes, among others, artists James Turrell, John McCracken, Peter Alexander, Robert Irwin and Craig Kauffman. On the occasion of the Tate Gallery's exhibit Three Artists from Los Angeles: Larry Bell, Robert Irwin, Doug Wheeler, Michael Compton wrote the following to describe the effect of Bell's artwork: At various times and particularly in the 1960s some artists have worked near what could be called the upper limits of perceptions, that is, where the eye is on the point of being overwhelmed by a superabundance of stimulation and is in danger of losing its power to control it... These artists sometimes produce the effect that the threat to our power to resolve what is seen heightens our awareness of the process of seeing...However, the three artists in this show... operate in various ways near the lowest thresholds of visual discrimination. The effect of this is again to cause one to make a considerable effort to discern and so to become conscious of the process of seeing.
Early life and education
Born in Chicago, Illinois in 1939 and grew up in Los Angeles, California. From 1957 to 1959, he studied at the Chouinard Art Institute (now part of CalArts) in Los Angeles, with the intention of becoming a Disney animator. He was a student of artists Robert Irwin, Richards Ruben, Robert Chuey, and Emerson Woelffer, and it was at Chouinard where Bell explored abstract painting.
He followed friends like Billy Al Bengston, Robert Irwin, Ken Price, and Craig Kauffman to the beach. "He was the first and youngest person to crash the art scene of that era", says Edward Ruscha. He found representation at the Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles, together with Edward Ruscha, Ed Moses, Billy Al Bengston.
1960s
Bell's earliest pieces are paintings in the Abstract Expressionist tradition. He began incorporating fragments and shards of clear and mirrored glass into his compositions. At the same time, he began in his painting to produce angular geometric compositions that alluded to or represented three-dimensional forms. These works frequently depicted rectilinear forms with truncated corners. Next there came a series of shadow boxes or “ghost boxes”, three-dimensional cases whose surfaces often featured shapes reminiscent of those in the preceding paintings. Of this transition, critic Peter Frank has observed:
"The earliest boxes contained within them, coated onto the glass or even defining their parameters, the angled contours and beveled edges with which the paintings had inferred three-dimensionality; the illusion of volume was thus conflated with actual volume."
From the shadow box pieces, Bell moved on to begin what is perhaps his most recognizable body of work, namely cube sculptures that rest on transparent pedestals. Bell first started constructing these pieces in the early ‘60s. The earliest examples frequently featured "the systematic use of modular internal divisions (ellipses, parallelograms, checker and hexagonal arrangements)", and used a variety of materials including formica, brass, and wood. Three of these works were included in the seminal 1966 exhibit, "Primary Structures" at the Jewish Museum in New York.
"'Hewn from remaindered bits of glass salvaged at the Burbank frame shop where he worked while studying at Chouinard, Bell's sculptures set the artist apart from his contemporaries. After the Sidney Janis Gallery sold one of his early cubes to Buffalo's Albright-Knox Art Gallery, the Pace Gallery in New York offered him a solo show, along with representation, as did Ileana Sonnabend, then based in Paris,' according to Michael Slenske."
Bell's surfaces work both as mirrors and windows, sometimes simultaneously. In viewing the cubes, their suspension at torso height on clear pedestals designed by Bell allows the viewer to look up through them from underneath, as well as perceiving them from all four sides and from above. Bell's sculptures have the effect of reading as self-contained objects while simultaneously drawing in their surroundings and proactively changing their environment. For these reasons, the sculptures’ effects depend heavily on their lighting and setting.
Bell has explored the opportunities afforded by thin film deposition along other avenues. He began creating large, freestanding glass walls that can be arranged in an infinite number of configurations. These larger installations feature panes that extend from the floor or that reach above eye level. In 1968 Bell made the following comments on the perceptual and environmental aspects of this body of work, and on the leap from the cubes to the larger configurations:
"The space declared by these new sculptures becomes the work. ...When the pieces get to the kind of scale I am employing then the scale of the material begins to overwhelm the spectator. This creates the sense of a partial environment. So to extend the format may prove to be interesting. Then the observer could walk around and into the unit and at the same time, see through it. Obviously, it will then do totally different things to the observer and the spatial experience will be very dimensional, especially given the ephemeral nature of the material. At the moment my work tends to be frontal and two-sided. This doesn't really worry me, but I would like them to work from all four sides. The beauty of the box format is that it has no dictated top, sides, or bottom—they are interchangeable—and I would like to get some of the same quality into these new works. Obviously, I have to forego a top or bottom."
Bell appeared on the cover (in a photo cutout by his friend Dennis Hopper) of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, the iconic 1967 Beatles’ album. He appears in the third row. To date, he is one of five surviving persons whose photos are depicted on that cover.
In 1969, Bell received a Guggenheim Fellowship for fine arts.
1970s and 1980s
His inclusion in the Tate Gallery's "Three Artists from Los Angeles" exhibition in London in 1970 (alongside Irwin and Doug Wheeler,) further cemented Bell's stature as one of the era's preeminent practitioners—on the West Coast and beyond.
Two large bodies of work on paper, Bell's "vapor drawings" and the more recent "mirage works", are also the products of Bell's use of thin film deposition technology. The vapor drawings are created by using PET film to mask paper sheets, which are then coated. ELIN 71, from 1982, in the collection of the Honolulu Museum of Art is an example of these vapor drawings. "ELIN", which stands for "ellipse insert", is one of several series of Bell's vapor drawings. Bell describes the advantages of this process and medium:
"Masking the paper with thin PET film strips to expose areas related to the shape of the page plane enabled me to generate images spontaneously. This work gave me a conscious glimpse of the inherent power of spontaneity and improvisation. The work happened intuitively...In a short amount of time I created a number of interesting pieces. I liked this way of working. It was different from tediously coping with the weight and risk of glass. In my mind, I was investigating improbable visuals using improbable means."
The mirage pieces, on the other hand, are collages constructed out of pieces of coated materials that are then arranged and laminated. As Bell says, "I colored sheets of various paper materials, strips of PET film, and laminate film. Then I fused them to canvases and stretched them. Tapestries of woven light differentials resulted."
1990s
Bell was the recipient of the 1990 New Mexico Governor's Awards for Excellence in the Arts.
In the early 1990s, Bell was using a computerized sketch program to create images of stick figures. He showed these drawings to architect Frank Gehry while the two were collaborating on proposals for a home commissioned by arts patron and insurance executive Peter B. Lewis. Gehry's enthusiasm for the sketches encouraged Bell to develop the concept further. The project eventually led to Bell's creation of a concept narrative for the figures based on a fictionalized mythology of the early (pre-Babylonian) civilization of Sumer. Bell developed three-dimensional models from a wide variety of materials, and Lewis eventually commissioned two of the figures to be fabricated from bronze, a material developed in Sumer. This body of work was the subject of a 1995 exhibit at the Harwood Museum in Taos, New Mexico.
2000s
Bell continues his work with the cube to this day; more recent ones are made only of glass and have beveled edges, as opposed to plates that sit within a metal frame. The glass is typically covered with a film that has been treated using a technique called thin film deposition of metallic particles. This process takes place in a vacuum chamber, and involves vaporizing metal alloys that then settle on the glass surface. The concentration of the coating on the glass determines the variation in its reflective properties, and Bell uses this gradation to enhance the transparent and reflective properties of the glass. A modern example of this technique using inconel is 'Cube #9 (Amber) (2005)' in the collection of the Art Gallery of New South Wales.
Museum and public collections
Bell's artworks are represented at the following museum and public collections:
Australia
* Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Europe
* Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France
* Musee Saint-Pierre Art Contemporain, Lyon, France
* Musée d’Art Contemporain, Lyon, France
* Museum Abteiberg, Monchengladbach, Germany
* Museum Ludwig, Köln, Germany
* Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands
* Stedelijk Museum, Rotterdam, Netherlands
* Tate Gallery, London, England
* Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England
United States
* Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York, United States
* Anderson Collection at Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States
* Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States
* Aspen Art Museum, Aspen, Colorado, United States
* Stickman #14 and #23, City of Albuquerque Public Arts, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
* Honolulu Museum of Art, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
* Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, New York, United States
* Dallas Museum of Art (DMA), Dallas, Texas, United States
* Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, Iowa, United States
* Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, Michigan, United States
* Fort Worth Art Center, Fort Worth, Texas, United States
* Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York City, New York, United States
* Harwood Museum of Art, Taos, New Mexico, United States
* Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., United States
* Los Angeles Contemporary Museum of Art (LACMA), Los Angeles, California, United States
* The Menil Collection, Houston, Texas, United States
* Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
* Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
* Museum of Contemporary (MOCA), Los Angeles, California, United States
* Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, San Diego, California, United States
* Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas, United States
* New Mexico Museum of Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States
* Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York City, New York, United States
* National Collections of Fine Arts, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
* National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
* North Carolina State University, Centennial Campus, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
* Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena, California, United States
* Oakland Museum of Art, Oakland, California, United States
* Roswell Museum and Art Center, Roswell, New Mexico, United States
* San Antonio Museum of Art, Texas, United States
* San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMoMA), San Francisco, California, United States
* Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
* Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena, California, United States
* Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, Florida, United States
* University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States
* University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
* Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
South America
* Museum of Contemporary Art, Caracas, Venezuela
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Talk:Robert Service (historian)
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I removed this thing because this is neither valid criticism of his work nor anything of encyclopedic value. This is just a personal squabble of two historians. My very best wishes (talk) 22:18, 5 January 2014 (UTC)
A suspicious source
I checked this ref. It tells about a review of the book by 14 historians. However, it does not provide any link or reference to this review. Does it really exist? Am I missing something? My very best wishes (talk) 00:17, 27 July 2015 (UTC)
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Virologic and immunologic correlates of SARS-CoV-2 infection in people living with HIV
Award amount: 40,000.00
Little is known about the short- and long-term impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection in people living with HIV. In Aim 1, we will characterize a clinical cohort of People with HIV with PCR-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 through a collaboration with colleagues in New York City. In Aim 2, we will characterize the SARS-CoV-2-specific T cell responses in HIV positive and -negative individuals in the UCSF SCOPE-COVID and LIINC cohorts to determine how these differ in People with HIV. In Aim 3, we will measure the effects of COVID-19 on HIV reservoir dynamics. Taken together, these studies will contribute significantly to our knowledge of this novel co-infection in People with HIV.
Co-Investigators for this project include:
Steven Deeks, MD, Timothy Henrich, MD; Lillian Cohn, PhD and Hsi-en Ho, MD
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How to get 1 random line out of all my posts? (8 posts)
1. Dgold
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Posted 9 years ago #
How can I call one random line out of all my posts? I've looked at the Random Quote plugins and wasn't sure if any would do this.
I want to do like what the default "Hello Dolly Plugin" does, except, I want it to randomly choose 1 line to quote out of all my posts (which are songs anyway), instead of choosing 1 line out of the finite lines of 1 song defined in the plugin txt. Any ideas or code to replace in Hello Dolly?
2. Kafkaesqui
Posted 9 years ago #
As long as these random lines are, well, actual lines (ending with a line break), this should do it for you:
Random Line from Posts:
download plugin | view source
Download the file and upload it to your plugins directory, then activate Random Line from Posts under Plugins. Then use this *template tag* in your template(s) where you want to display the line:
<?php szub_random_line(); ?>
Optional parameters you can pass to the szub_random_line() function:
'link' (boolean) = Display line as a link to its post (1) or as plain text (0). Default is 0.
'apply_filters' (boolean) = Apply WordPress (and plugin) text formatting 'filters' to the line (1) or apply no formatting (0). Default is 1.
'strip_tags' (boolean) = Remove HTML from the line (1) or leave it as is (0). Default is 1 and is recommended unless you really know what you're doing. Turning this off can also be problematic with 'link' set to 1.
'echo' (boolean) = Display the line (1) or just return it for use in ones code (0). Default is 1.
Parameters are passed in query-string format:
<?php szub_random_line('link=1&apply_filter=0&strip_tags=1&echo=1'); ?>
Personal note: I kinda like this little plugin... :)
3. Dgold
Member
Posted 9 years ago #
Kaf, did you just write that for me? Once again, thanks a million for your solutions. I am going to try this tonight. Will post back here if it works.
My "lines" are actual lines with a line-break, assuming that WordPress is putting an actual line-break in my posts when I hit the Enter button.
4. Kafkaesqui
Posted 9 years ago #
Well, not just you Dgold. I do this for me too!
By the way, a little 'oops' slipped in that I didn't notice until I posted above. So I'd suggest grabbing 0.2 of the plugin (changed in links above).
And yes, WordPress preserves line breaks in the post content. But one can never be too sure how someone is putting WordPress to use!
5. Dgold
Member
Posted 9 years ago #
This plugin is delightful.
Anyone can quote the great Jazz Quotes (*cough*Matt), but who can quote their own posts now!! The Quoteable You awaits.
Actually in the situation I'm using it in, my Posts are all Songs anyway, so the plugin generates random song quotes, on that blog. It's great. Thanks again Kaf. Just what I was looking for.
By the way, I applied the "IF" trick, which I've learned is good practice:
<?php if (function_exists('szub_random_line')) { szub_random_line('link=1&apply_filter=0&strip_tags=1&echo=1'); } ?>
Now, my questions.
1. I don't know what the Filtering option does, and Filtering doesn't turn up much in the Codex. Is this removing apostrophes and ampersands and such?
2. The output acts like it is enclosed in a paragraph tag, I want to display it inline. Example,
<ul><li><strong>QUOTE:</strong><?php if (function_exists('szub_random_line')) { szub_random_line('link=1&apply_filter=0&strip_tags=1&echo=1'); } ?></li></li></ul>
I want result:
QUOTE: "Here is a one-liner quote from my posts"
But I am getting:
QUOTE:
"Here is a one-liner quote from my posts"
Any ideas?
3. Finally, Kaf, just to prod you to do your best work, can you make it show the title="Post Title" in the tooltip when the quote is a link? (Apply the title attribute of the hyperlink)
6. Kafkaesqui
Posted 9 years ago #
1. 'apply_filters' applies to the line all text formatting functions WordPress and your various plugins may perform on post content, such as placing separate lines into paragraph elements, changing straight quotes to curly, converting smileys to images, and so on.
2. For version 0.3 I'll alter 'apply_filters' to provide more of an enumerative argument where you can select any or all filters *not* to apply (such as wpautop, which is the filter sticking the paragraph tags in).
3. Easy peasy to add in 0.3.
I'll post another reply when the update is online.
7. Dgold
Member
Posted 9 years ago #
kaf if you're updating anyway
Could you put the ReadMe inside the Plugin commented-out at the top? Else, zip file with ReadMe.txt (for the arguments and how to call it). Not complaining, just suggesting.
About those "Filters" -- I wonder if the AutoLinks plugin is using a filter. Just curious cuz it generates Links at the time of display (that aren't actually HTML links in the post), and I could image a conflict of link-within-a-link.
Also, maybe it's just me, but apply_filter=1 or apply_filter=0 doesn't seem to change anything in the output I'm getting.
This plugin is working great, by the way, my site readers will dig it.
8. Kafkaesqui
Posted 9 years ago #
No, didn't forget 0.3. Had lots on my plate this week (including that other cool plugin! I hate it when they come in a rush). But the delay is really due to figuring out how to handle text filtering and if I should be overly concerned on potential conflicts with other plugins. I chose to keep things as simple as possible. I mean, it displays one line!
Now trying to decide if its R1 ready and should go up on my site.
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Matra R530E
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This page is about the French air-to-air missile Matra R530E. For the other version, see Matra R530.
Description
The Matra R530E missile (scale is approximate)
The Matra R530E is a French infrared homing air-to-air missile, it was introduced in Update "Starfighters".
Vehicles equipped with this weapon
General info
The Matra R530E is a powerful missile, fast, and able to track aircraft for several kilometres, allowing you to take down enemy aircraft while staying in relative safety. The Matra R530E missile can be difficult to adjust to after short-range missiles like the AIM-9B Sidewinder. It is designed to take down targets from longer range, even able to shoot down very hardy planes like the MiG-21SMT from more than 5 km away without too much difficulty.
Missile characteristics
Mass 193 kg
Guidance IR
Aspect Rear-aspect
Lock range (rear-aspect) 5.5 km
Launch range 18 km
Maximum speed 2.7 M
Maximum overload 15 G
Missile guidance time 100 secs
Explosive mass (TNT eq.) 10.37 kg
Effective damage
Describe the type of damage produced by this type of missile (high explosive, splash damage, etc)
Comparison with analogues
Give a comparative description of missiles that have firepower equal to this weapon.
Usage in battles
Unlike most IR guided missiles, the R530E excels at medium range engagements rather than shorter ranges. Due to the slow acceleration but high top speed of the missile, the ideal engagement range is somewhere between 2.5 and 4.5 kilometers, with a maximum range of roughly 7 kilometers at higher altitudes. The seeker has a very wide field of view and can lock on to afterburning targets from about 7 kilometers from a rear aspect, and 4 kilometers from a side aspect.
Pros and cons
Pros:
• Long range, at higher altitudes it is possible to hit targets up to 7 kilometers away
• Hard to dodge when fired strategically
• Wide seeker angle, can be slaved onto the radar
Cons:
• Slow acceleration makes the missile easy to dodge at shorter ranges
History
Examine the history of the creation and combat usage of the weapon in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the weapon and adding a block "/History" (example: https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Weapon-name)/History) and add a link to it here using the main template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <ref></ref>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <references />.
Media
A Mirage IIIC carrying one R530E and two R550 missiles
See also
Related development
External links
Missiles
USA
AAM AIM-7C Sparrow · AIM-7D Sparrow · AIM-7E Sparrow · AIM-7E-2 Sparrow · AIM-7F Sparrow
AIM-9B Sidewinder · AIM-9C Sidewinder · AIM-9D Sidewinder · AIM-9E Sidewinder · AIM-9G Sidewinder · AIM-9H Sidewinder · AIM-9J Sidewinder · AIM-9L Sidewinder · AIM-9P Sidewinder
AIM-54A Phoenix
ATAS (AIM-92)
AGM AGM-12B Bullpup · AGM-12C Bullpup · AGM-22 · AGM-65A · AGM-65B · AGM-65D · AGM-114B Hellfire · AGM-114K Hellfire II · BGM-71D TOW-2
ATGM BGM-71 TOW · BGM-71A TOW · BGM-71B TOW · BGM-71C I-TOW
SAM FIM-92 Stinger · MIM146
Germany
AAM AIM-9B FGW.2 Sidewinder · R-60MK
AGM HOT-1 · HOT-2 TOW · HOT-3 · PARS 3 LR
ATGM HOT-K3S
SAM Roland
USSR
AAM 9M39 Igla · R-3R · R-3S · R-13M1 · R-23R · R-23T · R-24R · R-24T · R-60 · R-60M
AGM 9K127 Vikhr · 9M17M Falanga · 9M17P Falanga-PV · 9M120 Ataka · 9M120-1 Ataka
Kh-23M · Kh-25 · Kh-25ML · Kh-29L · Kh-29T · Kh-66 · S-25L
ATGM 3M7 · 9M14 · 9M113 Konkurs · 9M114 Shturm · 9M123 Khrizantema · 9M133
SAM 9M311 · 9M311-1M
Britain
AAM Fireflash · Firestreak · Red Top · Skyflash · SRAAM
ATGM BAe Swingfire · MILAN · MILAN 2 · ZT3
SAM Starstreak
Japan
ATGM Type 64 MAT · Type 79 Jyu-MAT
SAM Type 91
China
AAM PL-2 · PL-5B · TY-90
AGM Blue Arrow 9
ATGM HJ-73 · HJ-73E
SAM HN-6
Italy
AAM Aspide-1A
SAM Mistral SATCP
France
AAM AA-20 Nord · Matra R530 · Matra R530E · Matra Super 530F · Matra R550 Magic 1 · Matra R550 Magic 2 · Mistral
AGM 9M14-2 Malyutka-2 · AS-20 Nord · AS-30 Nord · AS-30L Nord · HOT-1 · HOT-2 TOW · HOT-3
ATGM HOT · SS.11
SAM Roland · VT1
Sweden
AAM RB24 · RB24J · RB71 · RB 74
AGM Rb05A · RB 53 Bantam · RB 55B Heli TOW · RB 55C Heli TOW · RB 75
ATGM Rbs 55 · Rbs 56
SAM Rbs 70
Israel
AAM Shafrir · Shafrir 2
AAM = Air-to-Air Missile AGM = Air-to-Ground Missile ATGM = Anti-Tank Guided Missile (Ground mounts) SAM = Surface-to-Air Missile
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Talk:Shortland Street/Archive 1
Power Rangers
why does this article say Shortland Street have to do with the Power Rangers?
A: One of the cast members is a former Power Ranger... ninja Force I think
Ninja Storm, knucklehead, lol. Come on you leave in New Zealand.
* Actually Power Rangers has been banned in New Zealand for the past twelve years so it's not surprising that that person doesn't know lol Dippit 12:22, 4 December 2006 (UTC)
* Except that it isn't and never has been banned. Check out Power Rangers specifically the talk page. It was withdraw from air after complaints but it was not banned. Many DVDs are available with PG ratings (and can therefore be purchases by anyone). As mentioned, one of the series was shot in New Zealand (again the article) Nil Einne 19:52, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
Continuity of article
The article changed throughout in it's formatting from Actor (with Character - in brackets) to the opposite and back again. This should be corrected (I would do it but it's 1:30am and I'm going to bed!) Glen Stollery (My contribs) (talk) 12:33, 10 March 2006 (UTC)
Guatemala
I was surprised to find the Guatemala line was not in the article. I've since added it but I wasn't in NZ then so it would help if someone who knows more could check what I added... Nil Einne 22:41, 28 March 2006 (UTC)
TK, Alice, Baxter
The article originally suggested TK, Alice and Baxter were from 2006-. However Alice was definitely in around in late 2005 since she was the one that kissed Tama and Baxter was around too unless my memory fails me. I'm pretty sure TK only came along in 2006 however Nil Einne 22:47, 28 March 2006 (UTC)
Years/Stint next to cast Member's names please.
Can you guys do that for me? Also where can I buy this show or see opening credits? Does anyone know where i can find episode guide/summaries/images?
Too Long
As this article is now about 42 kilobytes, im going to move the storylines and death sections to another page...as many other soap operas have their own pages detauiling the storylines.Dippit 05:42, 22 December 2006 (UTC)
Why haven't the storylines been placed under the storyline years??? yeah go to streettalk.co.nz and go into eppisodes and find recaps and full year summirires ect. —Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 06:05, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
Year it first aired
The current article says it first aired in 1987, but all other evidence says that it first aired in 1992. If anyone can prove me wrong, fine, but otherwise I will change it to 1992 soon.
The series did begin in 1992 that is 15 years ago!!!
GA failed
I have quick-failed this article according to the GA criteria. The logo lacks a fair use rationale, and there are no sources for the information in the article. Also, the trivia section should be removed and any relevant information integrated into the rest of the article. Many of the sections are stubs with little or no information, just providing links to the main article. There should at least be a summary of the information for the reader. Due to these reasons, I am failing this article at this time, but do consider renominating again when you have resolved these issues and looked over the rest of the criteria. If you disagree with this review, you can seek an alternate review at Good article review and if you have any questions, let me know on my talk page. --Nehrams2020 20:08, 4 June 2007 (UTC)
* I have failed this article again also. It is nowhere near GA status and is on clean-up alert. It also has incomplete lists. Dalejenkins 12:33, 8 July 2007 (UTC)
Fair use rationale for Image:ShortlandStreet2007Logo.jpg
Image:ShortlandStreet2007Logo.jpg is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.
If there is other other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on the other images used on this page. Note that any fair use images uploaded after 4 May, 2006, and lacking such an explanation will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you.BetacommandBot 11:45, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
Moving History Section
I will move the history section to its own page in 4 days (on Mon 16/07/07) unless anyone has an objection. Liamodwyer13 08:30, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
* I have no objections, but remember to leave some basic information on the Shortland Street page. This is one of the reasons we are failing the good article nomination. Laydan Mortensen 20:17, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
GA fail
As I see from above discussions this article has been quick-failed a number of times, and since the last fail (July 8th I believe) very little has been done to improve the article (although as far as I can tell it doesn't qualify for quick fail anymore). So, although I am going to fail it again, I thought I'd give some point-by-point advice to help the process:
* The article should be referenced much more heavily. Overall, the article is referenced twice, which is completely insufficient for a GA article. Not to mention that those two references are contained in the characters tables, not actually in the prose itself. In general, any complete thought should be accompanied by a reference. So, take for example, the following text: Æon Flux, Star Wars: Episode II and The Ring are just some of the movies ex-Shortland Street stars have been in. The show was initially critisized and ratings dropped, but they picked up again and the show was kept on. It rates number one in the 18-49 group.
* There are a number of complete thoughts here, so each should be referenced accordingly. Conversely, if whole paragraphs are about a single fact, than one overarching reference will also suffice. Large portions of the article are in need of such attention, not just the quote above.
* Most references should ideally use a Citation template.
* I added the citation templates. Liamodwyer13 05:05, 25 July 2007 (UTC)
* Overall the article only skims the surface of the topic. It seems as if the article has been split up into a number of sub-articles, which in an of itself is fine, but it leaves the main article lacking.
* Needs more content. This is related to the above point, but there is very little prose overall. Nearly every section (even those with a sub-article attached to it) could be expanded considerably. The entire Production section has 5 sentences. The show's been running 15+ years, surely there's more info than just 5 sentences worth?
* Prose style is questionable at times. "Shortland Street has had some exciting and scandalous storylines over the years to keep viewers tuning in." for example.
* I fail to see the point of the characters tables, especially when essentially the same tables are in sub-articles. As it is, it is a huge portion of the article (disproportionately so), and it doesn't really tell us much about anything.
Overall, I would say this is a far-cry from GA article. The biggest issue, at least in my opinion, seems to be its lack of content, which may be unavoidable in some sections given the numerous sub articles. At least for the time being, until some of the issues above are addressed, I would hesitate to nominate the article again, since it seems it has repeatedly failed. Good luck, and if you have any questions feel free to ask here (preferably) or on my Talk Page. Drewcifer3000 11:07, 24 July 2007 (UTC)
When I have the time, i'll go and find the book about Shortland Street at the library...can't remember what it was called at the moment, but that book would be the definitive source of information about the show in its early years. Also some work needs to be done on reducing the proportion on the article spent on such things as "such and such left when they went to this place" etc etc, something which afflicts many soap pages. You just don't need to document every coming and going...For example Nick Harrison's departure would be noteworthy as he was the longest serving cast member, so would Laurie Foell's departure as her character Justine Jones was recast. But you don't really need to mention that a short term character such as Daniel Potts or Hamish Flynn left the show.Dippit (talk) 07:19, 11 January 2008 (UTC)
Broadcasting in Fiji
The entire section on Fiji is rubbish, someone clean it up or delete it or i will —Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 01:17, 8 January 2008 (UTC)
I deleted all of the fiji section because it was someone's opinion not the truth and it had no references. Glamgirljaspreet101 (talk) 21:16, 10 January 2008 (UTC)
Shortland Street Wikia
I have created a Wikia for Shortland Street located at shortland.wikia.com. I think all new character articles should be created here instead-it seems more appropriate. Adabow (talk) 20:04, 29 February 2008 (UTC)
UK broadcasts
Shortland Street was broadcast in the UK for some years (it may still be: I don't know). From what I can remember it was in the early afternoons on ITV, and never built up more than a small audience compared to the behemoths of the Aussie soaps. I didn't watch it myself, but maybe there's another British editor who did and who can provide details? <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 02:33, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
Including past actors for current characters
The section that lists the cast is labeled 'Current Characters' and as both Daniel and Harry are current characters, I feel that the including information regarding other actors that have played the role is relevant - nor am I alone on this, Gadfium made an edit with a summary of "I think we do need to list all actors who have played the character". Had the section been labeled 'Main Cast' the information wouldn't be relevant.
Laying out the information as Mclovinst wants it to be implies the current actor is the only person to play the role.
How is that not misleading? Setting it out as I have proposed makes it very clear that different actors have played the role, and when.
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FERNDALE TALK
just to let you know we now have a proper domain name and the link to us is now... www.ferndaletalk.co.nz
i have tried to fix the external link on the main page here but for some reason now it has no edit button so i cant??...can someone who can edit it, please do so and replace the netboards address with the new .co.nz one. Thanks and we shall see you all on the FT boards soon i hope :D —Preceding unsigned comment added by Shell te puke (talk • contribs) 23:03, 19 November 2009 (UTC)
Ferndale Talk
This is the premiere Shortland Street forum. Please fix up the link from the net boards, to www.ferndaletalk.co.nz
Whittlebird (talk) 23:33, 25 November 2009 (UTC)
Guatemala II
I'm SURE that the line is "You're not in Guatemala now", not "You're not in Guatemala anymore". However I can't edit the article for some reason. Can someone that agrees with me and that can edit the article please change it? Nzseries1 (talk) 16:51, 13 December 2009 (UTC)
* Whatever was stopping me editing the article has ceased, and I've changed the bit I've mentioned above. Nzseries1 (talk) 21:01, 18 December 2009 (UTC)
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"And plenty of money."
"Money enough apparently."
"And she 's enormously admired."
"Oh, enormously."
"And she 's to marry a grandee."
"So they say."
Mary rose and turned to rejoin her companions, commenting these admissions with a pregnant silence. "Poor Miss Light!" she at last simply said. But it went, as for her ironic purpose, very far.
Late the next evening his servant brought him the card of a visitor. He was surprised at so nocturnal a call, but it may be said that when he read the inscription—Cavaliere Giuseppe Giacosa—he recognised the working of events. He had had an unnamed prevision of some sequel to the apparition at Madame Grandoni's—which the Cavaliere would have come to usher in.
He had come evidently on a portentous errand. He was as pale as some livid old marble mask into which he might have suggested that a pair of polished agate eyes had been for an occasion inserted. Prodigiously grave, he might have been the bearer of a cartel, had not his deep deference to his host and to the latter's general situation been clearly again his first need.
"You 've more than once done me the honour to invite me to call upon you, and I 'm ashamed of my long delay. But my time for many months has been particularly little my own." Rowland assented, ungrudgingly, fumbled for some Italian correlative of "Better late than never," begged him to be seated and offered him a cigar. The Cavaliere sniffed 386
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Kamila Wieczorek
Kamila Wieczorek (born 10 March 1997) is a Polish ice hockey forward and member of the Polish national ice hockey team, playing in the Tauron Liga Hokeja Kobiet (TLHK) with the women's representative team of Naprzód Janów.
She has previously played in the Slovak Women's Extraliga with the Popradské líšky (ŽHK Poprad), the Danish KvindeLiga with Hvidovre IK, the Swedish Damettan with the Malmö Redhawks, the Swiss Women's League (SWHL A) with EV Bomo Thun, and the European Women's Hockey League (EWHL) with Silesian Metropolis Katowice.
International play
As a junior player with the Polish national under-18 team, she participated in the Division I Qualification tournaments of the IIHF U18 Women's World Championship in 2014 and 2015.
Wieczorek has represented Poland in the lower divisions at eight IIHF Women's World Championships – the Division II Group A level in 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016, and the Division I Group B level in 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2022.
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Nikola Đorđević (footballer, born 1993)
Nikola Đorđević (Никола Ђорђевић; born 14 December 1993) is a Serbian football forward.
Red Star Belgrade
Born in Belgrade, Đorđević passed the Red Star Belgrade school, and after youth categories he was loaned to Sopot for 2 seasons. Returning in the first team, he signed a new contract on 10 July 2013. After the club management failed to find him a club where he could be loaned, he was training out of the first team along with a few players under the contract. In the winter break off-season, he moved in Sloga Petrovac na Mlavi on 6 six-month loan. He made 12 appearances until the end of 2013–14 season and scored 1 goal against Bežanija. Beginning of 2014–15 season, he was loaned to BASK on 6 months. He was nominated for the man of the match in a match against GSP Polet. For the rest of season, young forward was fully transferred to the club.
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Blast into Math! A fun rigorous introduction to pure mathematics which is suitable for both students and a general audience interested in learning what pure mathematics is all about. Pure mathematics is presented in a friendly, accessible, and nonetheless rigorous style. Definitions, theorems, and proofs are accompanied by creative analogies and illustrations to convey the meaning and intuition behind the abstract math. The key to reading and understanding this book is doing the exercises. You don't need much background for the first few chapters, but the material builds upon itself, and if you don't do the exercises, eventually you'll have trouble understanding. The book begins by introducing fundamental concepts in logic and continues on to set theory and basic topics in number theory. The sixth chapter shows how we can change our mathematical perspective by writing numbers in bases other than the usual base 10. The last chapter introduces analysis. Readers will be both challenged and encouraged. A parallel is drawn between the process of working through the book and the process of mathematics research. If you read this book and do all the exercises, you will not only learn how to prove theorems, you'll also experience what mathematics research is like: exciting, challenging, and fun!
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• Preface
1. To the reader
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9. Bibliography
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This is for students who are starting off in learning the subject, and a good reinforcement to those who find it to be difficult.
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What happened to Policy Sets and the rise of Device Filters
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If you have been using Intune for a few years, I’m sure you at the very least have noticed the Policy Sets in Intune. It’s one of those features that’s been in preview forever. You might also be one of those who actually use policy sets. I used to leverage policy sets at my customers some 2-3 years ago, but I stopped doing it, and I’m now recommending to migrate away from Policy Sets. Why? Well let’s first go through what Policy Sets is.
PolicySets
What is Policy Sets
Policy Sets allow you to bundle policies and apps into 1 assignable “set” of policies. This is actually a great idea, because if you have a lot of profiles and apps, that you want to assign to a new group, it’s an absolute click-a-thon. Policy Sets also gives you that nice overview of what exactly is assigned to an EntraID group. If you have a process where you say you will only assign stuff using Policy Sets, then you can be sure you have the full overview in the Policy Set. Super neat, right? Because today there is no way in the Intune or Entra UI where you can see what is assigned to a group, simply by looking at it. Well, Policy Sets to the rescue!
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So what is the problem?
Well, where do I begin. For starters, Policy Sets lacks support for using filters, which is definitely here to stay. But it also lacks support for things like Remediations, PowerShell scripts and Win32 apps. It has been like this for many years. Also, by the time settings catalog was introduced, I started seeing configuration profiles created as “Settings catalog” didn’t always apply if it was applied through a policy set. So what does that tell us? This feature has most likely been abandoned and has been left to suffer a very slow and painful death! The whole idea of policy sets die when we can’t use all assignable policies, apps in the policy set, and it sure does look like Microsoft is not giving this one any love anymore.
What is the alternative: Device Filters!
You should migrate to using Device Filters. Device filters lives natively in Intune, and if you use Device Filter with All Devices/All Users, you will see a huge improvement in evaluation times! In fact, you will notice sometimes it’s almost instant. But why is that?
Well, consider this when you assign things to an EntraID group. The EntraID Group lives outside intune, and is not native to intune. Also consider the scenario where you assign to a dynamic EntraID group, if you have wondered why things are slower one day compared to the other, that is because the evaluation times of dynamic groups can differ. Sometimes there can be a delay up to 24 hours!. If you use All Devices or All Users they are referred to as “Virtual groups” that doesn’t exist or relies on communication with EntraID, so they are super fast when it comes to evaluation. So the recommendation is to use Virtual Groups with device filters where possible.
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One other great thing you get with the device filters, is the “Associated Assignments” button. In that view, you can see exactly where the filter is used, when navigating to the filter. This gives you that all-around view of where the filter is used. While it doesn’t replace the need to take a collection of policies, apps and settings as 1 assignable object, you still get that overview of where the filter is assigned and utilized.
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The end (Perhaps also for policy sets..)
I hope you learned something. If you haven’t started using Device Filters in Intune yet, I highly recommend you get started now. Now is always the best time :)
If you want to learn more about device filters and performance, you can read about it here: this article a read
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Don Linton Charles Wijesinghe (August 26, 1926 – September 6, 2012) was a Sri Lankan government worker, served as Chief Clerk (1970–1983) and in several government offices as clerk since 1945. He participated in the Nation-wide strike that cost his employment since. He was one of the followers of Political Philosophy of Late Prime Minister SWRD Bandaranayke. Due to his active involvement in the Sri Lankan socio-political arena he and his family was constantly subject to oppression by then ruling party known as United National Party.
Contents 1. Early life 2. Moral Character 3. Family 4. Service to community 5. Rewards Early life He was a son of a Farmer and an Ayurvedic doctor of Nungomuwa-Polgahawela, in Kurunegala District. Though he never held a political office he contested for the Provincial Council office for Kuliyapitiya district in 1988. His family was never in the main stream politics, but his entire family was and still is a hardened supporter of Sri Lanka freedom Party. Wijesinghe completed his primary education at St. Benedict’s College –Kotahena and secondary education at the St. Bernadette's model school. Polgahawela. He then entered the government service in 1945. He studied in English media and was fluent in the English language.
Moral Character Wijesinghe was a strong believer of none violent approach to life. He always stayed away from corruption, dishonesty. Fair dealing with all who came across his path was his strength. He constantly advised his children to live exemplary lives. He never believed in just advising others to go on the right path without doing so himself.
Family D.L.C. Wijesinghe was married to Sardhawathie Wijesinghe who is a housewife and looked after his 9 children, one of whom died at the age of 19 by an alleged snake bite. Having four sons and five daughters it was a real test for him after losing his job in July 1983. He lived to see 14 grad children and three great grandchildren.
Service to community He always helped others in their needs. He never hesitated to come to the aid of the innocent and at times suffered threats and abuse from the wrong dowers for it. He furiously fought with the government to get land from the government and gave small parcels to those who did not have a place of their own. He was a strong advocate of fairness and equal rights to minorities.
Rewards He never received his job back. But Chandrika Bandaranayke administration fixed his pension with a lower salary and a job category. Though he never became a wealthy individual in his lifetime he had a very rich heart full of good deeds. In his retirement the government appointed him as a Justice of the Piece. This was a reward enough for him.
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In my glide sheet I have successfully made options in the database for “Status Choice” and the two options have been successfully listed as “Completed” and “Pending”. I repeated the same process in the database for “Priority Choice” and I listed “High” and “Low” as the choices. Only “High” is appearing as a choice and instead of “Low” the default/other choice is the “-” symbol? How do I fix this so that the correct choice “Low” appears instead of the “-” symbol?
“-” will show as an option if you haven’t set the Required checkbox.
As for ‘Low’ not showing…do you have any filters on the choice component? Can you show some screenshots of your you choices table and how you have the choice component configured?
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How is the choice component configured? What do the setting for that component look like? What do the filters look like for that component?
How it looks now. How do I get rid of the “-” bar?
You need to make your choice component required.
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Fen Court
Fen Court is a short pedestrian passageway in the City of London, England, linking Fenchurch Street to Fenchurch Avenue.
Fen Court garden
At the middle of the passageway is Fen Court garden, which was re-landscaped in 2008. It is close to the site of an earlier St Mary Woolnoth church, where the reverend John Newton delivered many anti-slavery sermons. A sculpture 'The Gilt of Cain', by Michael Visocchi, featuring text by Lemn Sissay was unveiled in the park by Archbishop Desmond Tutu to commemorate the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade. The London Centre for Spiritual Direction has a small circular labyrinth laid out in the garden.
The garden is on the site of the churchyard of St Gabriel Fenchurch, burnt down in the Great Fire of London in 1666.
One Fen Court
In 2019, a mixed use building of 15 storeys built by Generali Real Estate with Eric Parry Architects, called One Fen Court or 120 Fenchurch Street, opened alongside the east side of Fen Court. The building has a publicly accessible roof garden named The Garden at 120, and is 69 m high. A pedestrian route parallel to Fen Court runs through an undercroft in One Fen Court, with a ceiling-mounted public artwork.
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SoundCloud
SoundCloud is a Swedish-founded German headquartered audio streaming service owned and operated by SoundCloud Global Limited & Co. KG. The service enables its users to upload, promote, and share audio. Founded in 2007 by Alexander Ljung and Eric Wahlforss, SoundCloud is one of the largest music streaming services in the world and is available in 190 countries and territories. The service has more than 76 million active monthly users and over 200 million audio tracks as of November 2021. SoundCloud offers both free and paid memberships on the platform, available for mobile, desktop and Xbox devices. SoundCloud has evolved from a traditional online streaming platform to an entertainment company.
History
SoundCloud was established in Berlin on August 27, 2007, by Swedish sound designer Alexander Ljung and Swedish electronic musician Eric Wahlforss, and the website was launched on October 17, 2008. Later that year, Rapper Kid Cudi posted the video for his Soundtrack 2 My Life track, then got replaced to YouTube in 2012. It was originally intended to allow musicians to collaborate by facilitating the sharing and discussion of recordings, but later transformed into a publishing tool for music distribution. According to Wired magazine, soon after its inception, SoundCloud began to challenge the dominance of Myspace as a platform for musicians to distribute their music.
In April 2009, SoundCloud received €2.5 million Series A funding from Doughty Hanson Technology Ventures. In May 2010, SoundCloud announced it had one million users. In January 2011, it was reported that SoundCloud had raised US$10 million Series B funding from Union Square Ventures and Index Ventures. On 15 June 2011, SoundCloud reported five million registered users and investments from Ashton Kutcher and Guy Oseary's A-Grade Fund, and on 23 January 2012, it reported 10 million registered users. In May 2012, it was announced that SoundCloud had 15 million users, and site usage was increasing by 1.5 million users per month.
In March 2014, Twitter announced it would partner with SoundCloud in developing its first integrated music app. However, the project never moved forward because SoundCloud was unable to accommodate licensed music due to a lack of necessary arrangements with music labels. In July 2013, SoundCloud had 40 million registered users and new users were joining at 20 million per month.
SoundCloud announced in January 2014 that it had commenced licensing negotiations with major music companies to address the matter of unauthorized, copyrighted material regularly appearing on the platform. The announcement followed a round of funding in which US$60 million was raised, resulting in a $700 million valuation. According to media sources, the negotiations were initiated in an attempt to avoid similar problems faced by Google, which had been forced to handle a large number of take down notices on its YouTube video-sharing platform.
In May 2015, it was reported that Twitter was considering the acquisition of SoundCloud for approximately US$2 billion. However, the prospect of acquisition was discounted by the media, with one report stating that "the numbers didn't add up", and Bobby Owsinski hypothesizing on the Forbes website in July that SoundCloud's ongoing inability to secure deals with the major music labels was the foremost culprit.
On 28 September 2016, Spotify announced that it was considering to buy SoundCloud. On 8 December 2016, Spotify was reported to have abandoned its acquisition plans.
In February 2019, SoundCloud reported having surpassed 200 million sound tracks, four times as many as Myspace had.
In May 2019, SoundCloud bought artist distribution platform Repost Network.
In January 2020, a US$75 million investment by Sirius XM was announced.
On 2 March 2021, SoundCloud announced a new pay model for artists, entitled "fan-powered royalties", which went into effect on 1 April 2021. Under this new model, royalties come directly from the subscription and advertising revenue that listeners earn for SoundCloud, instead of allotting a certain portion of the total "pool" of revenue earned by SoundCloud to each artist based on streams. This means that a fan who listens to more advertisements or pays for a SoundCloud Go subscription will be more valuable to an artist, supposedly benefiting smaller independent artists with fans who listen to their music frequently. Little is known about how beneficial fan-powered royalties have been for artists, beyond SoundCloud's claims, over the traditional pooled royalties model, which most competing services such as Spotify continue to use.
In December 2021, SoundCloud Chief Financial Officer, Drew Wilson, said the company is "at the doorsteps of break-even" and said the company expects to generate a net profit by 2023. The rise in popularity of SoundCloud Rap and ability for new artists to gain popularity helped SoundCloud gain enough users to continue business. Compared to other streaming services, SoundCloud is an interactive platform, which contributes to the artist being able to gain popularity.
On 8 January 2024, SoundCloud was put up for sale, with an estimated value of $1 billion.
Monetization, subscription services
In August 2014, SoundCloud announced a new program known as "On SoundCloud", which would allow "Premier" partners to monetize their content through pre-roll audio ads, channel sponsorships, mobile display ads, and native content. The company announced deals with a number of content partners (including Comedy Central and Funny or Die), independent labels, and YouTube multi-channel networks, and that it was in "active and ongoing, advanced discussions" with major record labels.
In December 2014, it was reported that SoundCloud could potentially raise approximately US$150 million in new financing, resulting in a valuation surpassing one billion dollars. The major label issue became prominent again when the new financing information was released, as the lack of monetization was presented as an issue—SoundCloud signed an agreement with Warner Music Group as part of the new Premier program that allows both Warner Music, which also has a minor stake in the company, and its publishing division to collect royalties for songs they have chosen to monetize on the site; meanwhile, the other labels remained skeptical of the company's business model. By December 2014, SoundCloud had shared ad revenue with about 60 other Premier Partners. Concerns over the amount of revenue from the program led Sony Music Entertainment to pull its content from the service entirely in May 2015. In June 2015, SoundCloud announced that it had reached a deal with the Merlin Network, a group representing 20,000 independent record labels, to monetize their content through the Premier partner program.
In January and March 2016, SoundCloud reached respective deals with Universal Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment. A UMG spokesperson told The New York Times that the deal would give the company an option to require certain content to be restricted to paid subscribers, a statement suggesting that SoundCloud was preparing to launch its own subscription streaming service.
In February 2017, SoundCloud launched a mid-range subscription tier named SoundCloud Go, that allows users to remove ads and listen offline for $US5 per month through the site. The original version, which was renamed to SoundCloud Go+, allows access to (at the time) over 150 million songs, offline playback, no ads, no previews, and premium music tracks for $US10 per month through the site. Both subscriptions were categorized for listeners, with separate subscription services provided specifically for creators.
In Spring 2017, SoundCloud initially faced being sold after not raising the $100 million needed to support the platform. The initial evaluation of SoundCloud at $700 million did not hold as strong to investors after their financial shortages.
In July 2017, SoundCloud announced layoffs and the closure of two of its five offices in San Francisco and London in an effort to manage costs. In August 2017, SoundCloud announced it reached an agreement on a $169.5 million investment from The Raine Group and Temasek. In connection with the investment, veteran digital media operators Kerry Trainor and Michael Weissman joined the SoundCloud team respectively as chief executive officer and Chief Operating Officer. Alexander Ljung and Eric Wahlforss remained with the company—Ljung as chairman of the board, and Wahlforss as Chief Product Officer until 2019, when Wahlforss transitioned into an advisory role.
In May 2022, SoundCloud announced the company had acquired the Singapore based music AI company Musiio, with the aims of increasing features on the site such as discovery features.
Platforms and features
A new APN was released in December 2012 which improved mobile device support and added features such as concurrent listening, site navigation, and the ability to create personal collections. At this time, SoundCloud was reported to be "reaching 180 million people per month", with 10 hours of content being uploaded per minute.
SoundCloud offers two mobile apps; the main SoundCloud app is oriented towards streaming, with music discovery, playlist, and sharing features. In November 2015, its separate app known as SoundCloud Pulse was released for Android and iOS; it is primarily oriented towards content creators, allowing users to upload and manage their uploads, reply to comments, and view statistics. By the end of 2016, SoundCloud Pulse had over 100 million downloads. In July 2020, SoundCloud introduced Insights into its mobile app, discontinuing SoundCloud Pulse. Through the new Insights portal all users can see their top listener, top city, top country and top 50 tracks, while Pro Unlimited subscribers have access to their top 50 everything (listeners, cities, countries, and tracks).
In April 2017, Chromecast support was added to the main SoundCloud iOS app.
SoundCloud Go
On 29 March 2016, SoundCloud unveiled SoundCloud Go, a subscription-based music streaming service; the service provides an ad-free experience, offline playback, and integrates licensed music from major labels into the existing, user-uploaded content of the service. Co-founder Eric Wahlforss stated that this aspect would help to differentiate SoundCloud Go from other music streaming services such as Spotify and Apple Music, as it technically provides a larger total library of songs than competing services, with a higher degree of diversity in its content. The Verge found that, excluding existing content uploaded by users, the service's initial library of songs is smaller than those of its closest competitors.
The service was initially priced at US$10 per month. On 28 February 2017, SoundCloud renamed its main Go plan SoundCloud Go+, adding a secondary tier titled SoundCloud Go at a US$5 price point, which does not include the licensed music library but still offers ad-free and offline playback. SoundCloud Go+ offers mix tracks for certain DJ apps, has a complete catalogue, and has 256 kbit/s streaming.
Next Pro
Next Pro offers premium services for musicians under the banner Next Pro. The Next Pro service allows users to upload up to six hours of audio, and adds additional features such as enhanced analytics, and the ability to disable comments on tracks. The Next Pro tier allows unlimited uploads. This service is available for US$99 per year.
SoundCloud For Artists
In October 2022, SoundCloud announced a new program known as "SoundCloud For Artists", which is a rebranding/merger of Jeff Ponchick's Repost Network which was acquired by SoundCloud in 2019. The company formerly had two divisions of Repost By SoundCloud, Repost and Repost Select. Repost was a paid distribution platform available to the public while Repost Select was the dedicated label services department that provided label services such as marketing, funding and music distribution for artists that signed with SoundCloud directly/independent labels that have partnerships with SoundCloud.
In July 2022 SoundCloud A&R Cameron Cox carried out a distribution deal with Sohaib Ali and Alontae Lloyd's BlondeWorld Label which is the first independent label to enter into a partnership venture with the company prior to the rebranding.
Criticism
As SoundCloud evolved and expanded beyond its initial user base, consisting primarily of grassroots musicians, many users complained that it had sacrificed its usefulness to independent artists in an attempt to appeal to the masses, perhaps in preparation for public sale. Such criticism particularly followed the launching of a revamped website in 2013 which, according to former CEO Alexander Ljung, was implemented for the purpose of increasing SoundCloud usage.
On 3 July 2014, TorrentFreak reported that SoundCloud offered unlimited removal powers to certain copyright holders, allowing those copyright holders to unilaterally remove paid subscribers' content without recourse.
In April 2015, SoundCloud announced a new partnership with Zefr, a content tracking company that works with YouTube to help identify songs on the platform and facilitate either takedowns or ads being run against it.
In July 2016, SoundCloud notified registered users via email that it would be "phasing out" groups because they "were not a strong driver to help users share their new tracks to the most users effectively". This announcement was met with alarm and concerned responses from numerous artists, who deemed the change unacceptable because it would eliminate their only effective means of sharing music on SoundCloud.
SoundCloud has also been criticized for changes in service. The anti-piracy algorithm — which was put into place to combat the number of illegal music downloads — has often been criticized for taking down music that was not illegally submitted or downloaded. Also, Universal Music Group has the right to take down any files on SoundCloud. Uploads can be taken down directly by Universal Music Group outside of SoundCloud's anti-piracy policy. Other than uploads, Universal Music Group has the ability to take down accounts, both premium and free. Customers of the company have claimed this to be "bogus," arguing that the right to manage and delete accounts should be reserved to SoundCloud itself, not to an outside company.
Music industry
SoundCloud first entered the music streaming industry as a new way for artists to share and promote their music. As an online platform, artists can release music without a record label or distributor. SoundCloud users are both listeners and artists, using the platform together, creating a community focused space. Features that enable users to comment, like, and share songs allows the platform to operate as a social media site rather than a streaming service. In 2018, the Grammys began to recognize artists and their music on SoundCloud. The shift from The Recording Academy was thanks to the popularity of the platform and their artists. Chance the Rapper is an example of a SoundCloud artist who broke the mould of the industry; he released his debut mixtape, 10 Day, on SoundCloud. In a Vanity Fair interview Chance explained how he decided against signing to a major label and felt it was better for him to give his music "without any limit on it".
SoundCloud rap
Through SoundCloud, a sub-genre of rap was created. Artists such as Lil Pump, XXXTentacion, Juice Wrld, Nav, Lil Uzi Vert, Playboi Carti, Trippie Redd, Ski Mask the Slump God, Suicideboys and Lil Peep originated from SoundCloud and have since risen to the Billboard top charts. The sound created was different from the mainstream, with a grittier and darker sound that results from a lack of production. SoundCloud rap is a lo-fi, melody driven, distorted sound with lyrics that usually focus on repetition and less on content. The SoundCloud artists themselves are known to have exaggerated appearances that include bright colored hair and face tattoos. These SoundCloud rappers are in the late teens to early twenties age range with a strong youth following. Smokepurpp, a SoundCloud artist, explained in a Rolling Stone article how the first songs he created and put on the platform were not recorded using a real microphone. The DIY nature of SoundCloud made it so millions of artists were able to put out their work without any studio equipment usually needed to make music. The freedom to upload on the platform allows for many SoundCloud rappers to post tracks impulsively or post many tracks at a time. For example, Lil Uzi Vert was known to upload songs to SoundCloud impulsively, usually without telling anyone except their security and close friends. The imperfect sound created by these SoundCloud rappers has contributed to their growing popularity and the creation of a rap sub-genre.
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The government of Turkey blocked access to the SoundCloud website in January 2014.
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Rh Rose, for, after the death of that venerable ecclesiastic, they were found in his possession, and delivered by his nephew to the presbytery of Glasgow. These books had been repeatedly demanded by the new presbytery, but had always been refused from a hope still lingering in Sage's mind that a second restoration should take place; but as the captivity of the Jews always increased in duration, in proportion to their number, so has that of the episcopal church of Scotland. Partly to contribute towards that restoration for which he ardently longed, and partly to support himself under that destitution to which he was now reduced, he commenced as polemical writer, to the infinite annoyance of his adversaries: the following is a list of his works, which are now scarce, and chiefly to be found in the libraries of those who are curious in such things:—
1. The second and third letters concerning the persecution of the episcopal clergy in Scotland, printed in London in 1689. The first letter was written by the Rev. Thomas Morer, and the fourth by professor Monro.
2. An Account of the late establishment of presbyterian government by the parliament of Scotland in 1690. London, 1693.
3. The Fundamental Charter of Presbytery. London, 1695.
4. The Principles of the Cyprianic age, with regard to episcopal power and jurisdiction. London, 1695.
5. A Vindication of the Principles of the Cyprianic Age. London, 1701.
6. Some Remarks on a letter from a gentleman in the city to a minister in the country, on Mr David Williamson's sermon before the General Assembly. Edinburgh, 1703.
7. A brief examination of some things in Mr Meldrum's sermon preached on the 6th May, 1703, against a toleration to those of the episcopal persuasion. Edinburgh, 1703.
8. The reasonableness of a toleration of those of the episcopal persuasion, inquired into purely on church principles, 1704.
9. The Life of Gawin Douglas, 1710.
10. An introduction to Drummond's History of the Five Jameses, Edinburgh, 1711.
He left, besides, several manuscripts on various subjects that are mentioned in his life by bishop Gillan, and which were published at London in 1714.
On his retirement to the metropolis, he began to officiate to a small body who still adhered to the displaced church ; but, peremptorily refusing to take the oaths to the revolution government, such was then the rigour of the officers of state, and the violence of the populace, that he was ere long compelled at once to demit his charge, and to leave the city, his person being no longer deemed safe. In this extremity, he was received into the family, and enjoyed the protection and friendship of Sir William Bruce, then sheriff of Kinross, who approved of his principles, and admired his virtues. Here he remained till 1696. On the imprisonment of his patron, Sir William, who was suspected of disaffection to the government, he ventured in a clandestine manner to visit him in Edinburgh castle; but his persecutors would give him no respite ; he was obliged again to flee for his life to the Grampian hills, where he lived destitute and pennyless under the assumed name of Jackson.
After he had wandered in a destitute state for some time among the Braes of Angus, the countess of Callander offered him an asylum, and the appointment of domestic chaplain for her family, and tutor for her sons. Here he continued for some time, and when the young gentlemen intrusted to his charge were no longer in want of his instructions, he accepted an invitation from Sir John Stewart of Grantully, who desired the assistance of a chaplain, and the conver-
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* Category:Workers' Cause Party politicians to Category:Labour Cause's Party politicians – per Labour Cause's Party Good Ol’factory (talk) 00:22, 16 July 2020 (UTC)
* Oppose, I have reverted this article to Workers' Cause Party. – Fayenatic L ondon 21:57, 17 July 2020 (UTC)
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Is there any reason why Vermont Technical College isn't mentioned in the article? It seems like the type of thing that should be mentioned, I would add it my self but I'm not exactly sure how to work it in Vantar 05:14, 10 October 2007 (UTC)
Strike
A long ago strike (1970s? 1980s?) by the teachers, resulted in their being fired and replaced for several years. They appealed and the Vt. Supreme Court ordered the town to reinstate them. I can't find this history online. It should be placed in here under history, about 4 lines worth. Not long, but definitely noteworthy. Student7 (talk) 22:26, 6 November 2009 (UTC)
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Why do we only have some of the fixtures listed? I can add the rest, i did it with http://www.goldcoastutd.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=255. They are all sourced. Rexfan2 (talk) 21:58, 31 July 2009 (UTC)
* While we are at it, why are only some of the friendlies included under friendlies in the goalscorers list?Rexfan2 (talk) 12:04, 14 August 2009 (UTC)
What do you mean by 'only some of the fixtures' listed? Are you talking about the pre-season fixtures, regular season or both? Because I obviously added the regular season fixtures myself, and you can double check, but I am sure I have included all their fixtures.
And with the Goal Scorers, I just counted the pre-season fixtures involving International sides and A-League opposition. So I exluded the State League or locally based Select XIs etc... I did not include ALL their pre-season goals, including the matches against local sides, because not all the matches had much info and indeed I could not be sure all matches they played, were listed here - I could not be sure of all their matches, aside from the higher profile International and A-League fixtures. But, by all means, if you have ALL their pre-season data, then add it, please. Xfiles82 (talk) 12:43, 14 August 2009 (UTC)
* It's in the link I provided at the top - I wrote that up for the GCU forum, It's all sourced as to goalscorers and results. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rexfan2 (talk • contribs) 22:25, 14 August 2009 (UTC)
Well you can update it then if you like, but only as long as you update/add the relevant info to the, as you've suggested, presently incomplete pre-season friendlies list, ofcourse. Xfiles82 (talk) 06:36, 16 August 2009 (UTC)
Is there a reason that the fixtures are using the template they are, insteaad of the template used in the 2009–10_A-League page, as well as most or all of the other club pages? Not only is it inconsistant, but it makes it more difficult to update. I will change it to the standard layout unless I hear any reasonable objections. Tomwijgers (talk) 02:45, 31 October 2009 (UTC)
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Access Hollywood, hacking and emails: One year later
(CNN)October 7, 2016, started like any regular Friday. Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton were busy on the campaign trail, early voting was already underway handful of states and anticipation was building for the second presidential debate, which was two days away. But by the end of the day, three unprecedented events unfolded that, in remarkably unpredictable ways, would change the course of American history. The Trump campaign seemed to be on the brink of collapse, the US had declared that Russia was trying to interfere in the election, and WikiLeaks began injecting new controversies into the campaign. The shocking soundbites revealed in the "Access Hollywood" tape, where Donald Trump spoke crudely about groping women, changed the way that many voters felt about him as a person. Though he maintained enough support to win the election, Trump still scores low marks on trust and temperament. One year later, the impact of Russian meddling is still being assessed. Special Counsel Robert Mueller is investigating whether any Trump campaign associates coordinated with Russia as part of this effort. Three congressional committees are also investigating how the Russians interfered in the election. Here is a breakdown of what happened that day, and what it all means, with benefit of hindsight. US officially blames Russia for DNC hacks The press release hit reporters' inboxes around 3:30 p.m. ET, and it seemed like the kind of bombshell that would carry the rest of the day, and probably into the weekend: The Obama administration was breaking its silence and accusing the Russian government of meddling in the presidential election. The landmark statement was jointly released by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, run by James Clapper, and the Department of Homeland Security, led by Jeh Johnson. Both Obama appointees have since testified at congressional committees investigating Russian meddling. The statement blamed Russia for hacking the Democratic National Committee, and orchestrating the public release of thousands of its internal emails. The disclosures by WikiLeaks roiled the presidential campaign and threw the Democratic Party into chaos, creating bad blood between supporters of Democratic nominee Clinton and runner-up Sen. Bernie Sanders. "The U.S. Intelligence Community is confident that the Russian Government directed the recent compromises of e-mails from US persons and institutions, including from US political organizations," it said. "...These thefts and disclosures are intended to interfere with the US election process." Though it wasn't clear at the time, the statement also revealed that a Russian entity was behind recent efforts to scan election systems in "some states" for cyber vulnerabilities. The US intelligence community doesn't think any vote tallies were altered, but senior cybersecurity officials acknowledged this year that Russian-linked hackers targeted 21 states. The states were informed in September. Considering the sensitivity of the announcement, some have criticized the Obama administration for putting out a brief written statement instead of pursuing a more forceful approach. Clinton wrote in her campaign memoir that she wonders "what would have happened if President Obama had made a televised address to the nation in the fall of 2016 warning that our democracy was under attack." Shocking 'Access Hollywood' tape reveals vulgar Trump comments About 30 minutes later came one of the most consequential stories of the presidential election. The Washington Post published a video from 2005 of Trump speaking in explicit and vulgar terms about groping and kissing women, bragging about what sounded to most people like sexual assault. "You know, I'm automatically attracted to beautiful -- I just start kissing them," Trump said, speaking on a hot microphone with TV personality Billy Bush for an "Access Hollywood" taping. "It's like a magnet. Just kiss. I don't even wait. And when you're a star, they let you do it. You can do anything. Grab them by the pussy." Within minutes, the footage careened around the Internet. It was replayed over and over, sometimes even with uncensored expletives and crude sexual terms, on all the television news networks. Republican governors, senators and other officials started to publicly condemn Trump's remarks. Some in competitive races across the country further distanced themselves from the GOP nominee, and others even withdrew their endorsements. The Trump campaign was plunged into complete chaos. "Trump went around the room and asked people the percentages he thought of still winning," Steve Bannon, chief executive of the Trump campaign at the time, recently told CBS News. "(Then-Republican National Committee chairman) Reince (Priebus) said, 'You have two choices. You either drop out right now, or you lose by the biggest landslide in American political history.'" CNN exit polls found that 70% of all voters were bothered by the way Trump treated women. Almost a third of people who said it bothered them voted for him anyway. Podesta email leaks start The third major story broke around 4:30 p.m., when WikiLeaks began tweeting links to emails hacked from the personal account of Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta. By this point in the afternoon, the explosive Trump tape was commanding wall-to-wall attention in the media, so the Podesta leaks were somewhat of an afterthought. But they kicked off weeks of anguish for the Clinton campaign. What came out on October 7 was the first batch of near-daily releases that were published in the closing weeks of the presidential election. The 20,000 pages of emails were embarrassing for Clinton -- they contained transcripts of her paid speeches to Wall Street banks, controversial comments from staffers about Catholic voters, and messages that appeared to show a cozy relationship with the press. The Trump campaign latched onto the new releases, and Trump regularly read from the leaked documents at his campaign events. "I love WikiLeaks," he declared at an October 10 rally in Pennsylvania. Even though the Podesta leaks started coming out about an hour after the US government said Russia had hacked the DNC, it wasn't definitively known at the time that Russia was responsible for the Podesta emails. The US intelligence community blamed Russia in a public report released in January. Podesta himself has speculated that the timing of WikiLeaks' release might be connected to the other major stories that day, though no evidence has emerged to lend any credibility to this argument. "Let's go through the chronology," Podesta told NBC News about one month after the election. "On October 7, the Access Hollywood tapes comes out. One hour later, WikiLeaks starts dropping my emails into the public. One could say that those things might not have been a coincidence."
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Atom Age Vampire
Atom Age Vampire (Seddok, l'erede di Satana) is a 1960 Italian horror film directed by Anton Giulio Majano. Shot in black-and-white, the film was produced by Elio Ippolito Mellino and stars Alberto Lupo, Susanne Loret, and Sergio Fantoni set in France. Despite there being no vampires in the film, it was released in the US as Atom Age Vampire in 1963 in an 87-minute version. It was further shortened for English language DVD release.
Plot
When a stripper (Susanne Loret) becomes disfigured in a car accident, a scientist (Dr. Levin, played by Alberto Lupo) develops a treatment to restore her beauty by injecting her with a special serum. While performing the procedure, however, he falls in love with her. As the treatment begins to fail, he determines to save her appearance, regardless of how many women he must kill for her sake.
Despite the implication of its American title, the film does not feature an actual vampire. The titular Seddok is the brilliant but deranged scientist Dr. Levin, mutated by a chemical formula created using radiation. Dr. Levin studied the effects of radiation on living tissue in post-Hiroshima Japan and made an imperfect and teratogenic serum, "Derma 25", which he later refined into the miraculous healing agent "Derma 28", which he uses to treat the heroine. When his supply of Derma 28 runs out, he realizes he must kill to obtain more, and injects himself with Derma 25 to become monstrous and remorseless, so that he may seek these victims without hesitation.
Because many of the murders take place near the docks where shiploads of Japanese refugees are arriving, and leave behind the victims' bodies with holes in the neck where Dr. Levin has extracted the glands, the refugees claim that a vampire (whom they call "Seddok", though this is not a Japanese name) is responsible for the attacks. During a meeting with police, a restored-to-humanity Dr. Levin speculates that the Hiroshima survivors' tales of a mutated killer are due to psychological strain from the radiation damage to their bodies. However, he also wonders aloud whether the "vampire" these witnesses describe might be a disturbed man wishing to be normal again.
Cast
* Alberto Lupo as Prof. Alberto Levin
* Susanne Loret as Jeanette Moreneau
* Sergio Fantoni as Pierre Mornet
* Franca Parisi as Monique Riviere, Levin's assistant
* Andrea Scotti as a gardener
* Rina Franchetti as
* Roberto Bertea as Sacha
* Ivo Garrani as a commissioner
* Glamor Mora
* Gianna Piaz
Production
Several reference books state the film was produced by Mario Bava, which is incorrect. The producer is Elio Ippolito Mellino under the alias of Mario Fava. The script for the film recalls Georges Franju's Eyes Without a Face, which had been released in Italy several months before Atom Age Vampire. The film was shot at Pisorno Studio in Tirrenia.
Release
Atom Age Vampire was released in Italy on August 16, 1960, where it was distributed by Film Selezione. The Italian box office of Atom Age Vampire was described as "modest" by Robert Curti, author of Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1957-1969 where it grossed 90 million Italian lira. When it was released abroad, the film had been truncated to 87 minutes long. Many public domain copies of the film are cut to 69 minutes long. The film was released in the United States through Manson Distributing on May 29, 1963.
The film has been released on DVD in the United States by Alpha Video, Sinister Cinema, and AFA Entertainment.
Reception
In Italy, a contemporary review in La Stampa gave a brief plot and stated neither the directing nor the actors (specifying Alberto Lupo, Susanne Loret, Sergio Fantoni and Ivo Garrani) make it any less absurd or clumsy. The Monthly Film Bulletin declared the film as "a standard, unimaginative treatment of the familiar "monster" theme" and that the film was "sluggish, banal, and of interest only to the most determined fan of the genre."
From retrospective reviews, Phil Hardy's book Science Fiction simply referred to the film as a "routine Italian offering". In his analysis of the film, Louis Paul described it as "an exploitative yet enjoyably trashy movie".
Aftermath and influence
Following the release of the film, Anton Giulio Majano directed only one more film for theaters before moving on to work in television: The Corsican Brothers.
In 2009, animator Scott Bateman created a new version of the film by using its English soundtrack and pairing it with new animation.
In 2011, British artist Adam Roberts made Remake, a scene-for-scene reshoot of the original film using the dubbed English soundtrack, but minus the presence of any of the characters. The shots in this version generally follow the framing and focus but without a cast. The image of this version was intended to evoke a poor image quality copy of the film one would find on YouTube or a poor quality VHS.
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How to Improve WiFi Reception
Three Parts:Improving WiFi reception at homeUsing kitchen foilTravelingCommunity Q&A
Wi-Fi networks have a range that's limited by the transmission power, antenna type, the location they're used in, and the environment. A typical wireless router in an indoor point-to-multipoint arrangement using 802.11b or 802.11g and a stock antenna might have a range of 32 metres (105 ft). Here are some quick tips to maximize your signal strength and minimize interference with a little wireless feng shui.
Part 1
Improving WiFi reception at home
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Put large furniture along the exterior walls of your home. Signals that don't have to travel through large, cumbersome furniture will make reception better.
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Minimize mirrors. All metallic surfaces reflect WiFi signals, including the thin metal layer found in most mirrors.
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Place your router to maximize effectiveness. Where you place your router has a lot to do with how it performs. When placing a router, consider putting it:
• Near the center of the house, on a top floor. Radio waves best travel down and laterally.[1]
• Off the floor, ideally on a wall mount or high shelf.[2]
• As far as possible from your neighbor's WiFi router (which, of course, you've made sure is using a different channel).
• Away from cordless phones and microwaves, which operate on the same 2.4-GHz frequency. (There are some cordless phones that are WiFi friendly).
• Away from power cords, computer wires, microwaves, baby monitors, and halogen lamps.[3] These wires and waves can interfere with radio reception.
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Make your reception even bigger with a repeater or a wireless bridge. If your office is inconveniently far from your wireless access point, and you find yourself stretching to the edge of the room to get better reception, install a wireless signal repeater. Wireless repeater extend your coverage without the need for more wires or hassle.[4] Place your repeater halfway between your access point and your computer for an instant boost.
• A wireless bridge (also called an Ethernet converter) is used to get better reception for wired devices. If you're having trouble getting reception on your wired devices, try the Ethernet converter for a few extra bars.
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Change from WEP to WPA/WPA2. WEP and WPA/WPA2 are security algorithms that keep hackers from breaking into your network. The only problem is that WEP ("Wired Equivalent Privacy") is a lot less secure than WPA/WPA2 ("Wireless Protected Access").[5] So if you're still running your internet through WEP instead of WPA/WPA2, consider changing so that unwanted forces don't break into your network.
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Limit the number of devices your WiFi will support with MAC addresses. The fewer devices your network has to support, the stronger speed you get out of it. (Usually.) Limit the number of devices can access your network by creating a device access list of MAC addresses. A MAC address is a "Media Access Control" identifier for devices that you and your family use.[6]
• Create a device access list of MAC addresses by first finding your devices MAC addresses, and then by going to your access point's configuration screen and setting which addresses get the green light.
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Don't publicize your network's name. If you don't want other people from potentially mooching off your signal, don't let them know it's there in the first place. (It is possible for software to locate "hidden" networks, but the point still stands.) Go to your access point's admin page and uncheck "Enable SSID Broadcast." You can still access your network, of course, but it won't be discoverable when a computer is looking at the list of available networks.
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Using kitchen foil
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Use aluminum foil. This will reflect the wireless signals from your router.
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Before you begin, go to your Network and Sharing Center on your computer. Click the name of your WiFi. It should bring up another window. Check your speed/mbps and keep note of the number that is displayed (I.E. 72.2 mbps). Once you have done that, tear off a sheet of foil that is around the size of normal printing/copying paper (8.5 x 11 in.).
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Curve the sheet of foil. If you want to make it easier/quicker, just wrap the sheet around the label area of a 2 liter (0.5 US gal) soda bottle, and hold it there for about 5 seconds. Unwrap it and it should be curved.
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Place the curved sheet of foil on its side (where it's standing up horizontally) behind your router.
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Go back to your Network and Sharing Center. Check the mbps/speed. It should be faster than the original speed before you placed the foil behind your router.
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Traveling
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Set the adapter settings to maximize coverage (i.e., Power Management. to Maximum, Transmit Power to Maximum, and Throughput Enhancement to Enabled).
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Turn off your adapter if no WiFi can be found anywhere. When you reach a town, turn it back on. You will seem to find WiFi everywhere. Whether or not you can access it will be another thing.
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• My TV ears interfere with the WiFi frequency. Can I fix this?
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Yes, you should look for your router web settings; usually you can access this via your explorer by typing this address : 192.168.0.1. Then look for wireless settings and switch the transmission channel to 1 or 11 (it is probably set at channel 6 by default).
• How do you know if someone is hacking into your Wi-Fi?
wikiHow Contributor
The speed will be a bit slower and after some time, the proxy address might change.
• Why would my WiFi connection begin to get slower and slower when I play games, but it works fine with regular web browsing?
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Probably because people from different countries join your game, making the sever process multiple information from thousands of miles away. However, with browsing, it's only you and the website.
• How do I get WiFi for my laptop while traveling?
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A cellular phone can be used as a WiFi hotspot if it's available in your phone plan. If you are traveling on an airplane, many airlines offer WiFi during the flight.
• My PlayStation kicks me out of games with other people because my connection is too slow. What can I do?
wikiHow Contributor
If your PlayStation is in the same room as the router, consider using a Lan cable to boost bandwidth. In most cases, the download speed isn't going to effect gaming -- that falls more to the ping (the rate at which data is transfered between the server and the computer), which I don't think can be tested on PlayStation.
• Can the computer itself be the cause of weak WiFi if the problem is new?
wikiHow Contributor
The more devices you add to a network, the more the router has to distribute. Some WiFi routers can only handle 5 devices. Maybe check to see if your router is helping too many devices.
• What if I'm far from the WiFi box, and I'm using a phone?
wikiHow Contributor
The aluminium foil around the router's antenna will still do. But generally there's not much you're left with but buying another router or installing one of those bigger Chinese antennas from eBay to replace the one on your router.
• Can I add another router away from the other router to gain distance?
wikiHow Contributor
Yes, but you need to set them up as a wireless bridge. Settings vary based on the router.
• Do I have to have an Internet provider to get my own wifi spot?
wikiHow Contributor
Wifi is a technology for connecting computers, usually your desktop/laptop/phone/tablet and the router. If all you need is to connect your devices with each other, the wifi router should be enough. In most cases, though, you want you devices to reach the world wide web, in which case, the router will need to be able to connect to the external Internet, which needs an Internet provider.
• Why do my visitors sometimes have trouble connecting to my WiFi?
wikiHow Contributor
Your WiFi signal might be weak, in which case unplugging and restarting your router might improve the connection. Your router could also be located in a part of the house that's more secluded, like a basement, which could hinder the signal.
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Tips
• If you still need more range, consider upgrading your wireless standard, up to Wireless N or Wireless G with MIMO. These two technologies will greatly increase the range of a formerly 802.11g or 802.11b network.
• Make sure that your router is set to full transmission power.
• Reflectors can also be used to good advantage. Use NetStumbler to tune your placement of the reflector. Compact disks can be used, as can anything that actually looks like a parabolic reflector. The reflector, of course, should be placed behind the receiving device or antenna. Large increases in signal strength can be expected. This trick also works with cellphones.
• The computer case itself can be a significant barrier to the Wi-Fi signal - try positioning the case so it doesn't come between the network card and router antennas.
• If all else fails, you can look into purchasing a WiFi repeater, which is a piece of hardware you can use to boost the signal between the router and your device.
• Depending on your brand and model of wireless router, you may be able to replace the built in software with a replacement open source solution that adds much more capabilities and the option to increase the power to your wireless antenna.
• The addition of a "high gain" (higher dBi) external antenna will often provide increased reception signal and performance. Note that a higher dBi increases the signal horizontally, but decreases vertically. If you need to cover several floors, a higher dBi will probably not help. In this case, you might consider buying a Wi-Fi amplifier, which will boost your signal.
Warnings
• If you turn the power up too high on a modified wireless router it may suffer permanent damage.
• If you replace your router's firmware, it may void your warranty. If not done properly it can damage your router irreparably.
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Vithaikkaaran
Vithaikkaaran is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language crime thriller film directed by Venki and starring Sathish. The film was released to mixed-to-negative reviews.
Production
Sathish plays a dual role in the film. The film marks the Tamil lead debut of Simran Gupta, who previously worked as a dancer in the song "Simtagaaran" in Sarkar (2018), and the feature film debut of cinematographer Yuva Karthick. One of the film's schedules was shot in Coimbatore.
Reception
A critic from The Times of India rated the film $2 1⁄2$ out of 5 and wrote that "Vithaikkaaran is a film that works best when the comedy and drama elements are intertwined. The film suffers when it gets into full-on serious mode, as these portions don't work as well as its dark comedy moments and meta-jokes". A critic from Cinema Express rated the film two out of five stars and wrote that "Sathish’s restrained performance as Vetri isn’t enough to save this act that is bland and lacks a punch to hold its audience’s attention span. I often found myself drifting away with the convoluted screenplay in the second half that tries to add humour, wittiness and action in scenes that are already all over the place".
Home media
In March of 2024, the film was made available to watch on Simply South and Amazon Prime Video.
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[2022-09-23 追記] BIOS アップデート(n3buj05w)で解決した！ https://support.lenovo.com/jp/ja/downloads/ds557163-bios-update-utility-bootable-cd-for-windows-11-10-64-bit-thinkpad-t14-gen-3-p14s-gen-3-t16-gen-1-p16s-gen-1
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ThinkPad T14 Gen3 の Ubuntu がサスペンドすると正常に復帰しない。
画面が消えたまま。10秒くらい待ってると点灯するけど数秒でまた消える…というのを繰り返し。 X が起動してると何もわからないので、コンソールでサスペンドを試すとこんなメッセージが出てた。
i915 0000:00:02.0: [drm] *ERROR* Failed to write source OUI
i915 0000:00:02.0: [drm] *ERROR* [ENCODER:235:DDI A/PHY A][DPRX] Failed to enable link training
i915 0000:00:02.0: [drm] *ERROR* Failed to read DPCD register 0x92
i915 0000:00:02.0: [drm] *ERROR* Failed to write source OUI
i915 0000:00:02.0: [drm] *ERROR* [ENCODER:235:DDI A/PHY A][DPRX] Failed to enable link training
i915 0000:00:02.0: [drm] *ERROR* Failed to read DPCD register 0x92
i915 0000:00:02.0: [drm] *ERROR* Failed to read DPCD register 0x92
i915 0000:00:02.0: [drm] *ERROR* Failed to write source OUI
〜以下繰り返し〜
一応、Alt + PrtSc + [R] [E] [I] [S] [U] [B]アレは効くので電源ボタンを長押ししなくても再起動は可能。
Ubuntu をセットアップしたのが 7/10 で、それ以降時間のあるときにググってみたり、Ubuntu mainlineに新しいカーネルが出てれば試してみたりしたんだけど、解決しなかった。
今日またいつものようにググってたら新しい情報をみつけた。
[ADL_P] Dual eDP support is missing, PPS state tracking gets confused, backlight does not work (#5531) · Issues · drm / intel · GitLab
Ubuntu じゃなくて Arch Linux だけど、ThinkPad T14 Gen3 Intel版でサスペンドが正常に働かずに画面がついたり消えたりする…というようなことが書かれてる。 ThinkPad T シリーズの BIOS にはバグがあって、HDMI ポートが存在しない eDP と共有しているとかなんとか（よくわかってない）。
i915 カーネルモジュールにパッチを当てて作り直せばいいっぽい。これは期待！
カーネルのバージョンが違うんで、パッチはそのままは適用できないけど、似たような処理を探してテキトーに。
i915.ko は linux-modules-extra-5.15.0-43-generic に含まれてる:
~% dpkg -S i915.ko
linux-modules-extra-5.15.0-43-generic: /lib/modules/5.15.0-43-generic/kernel/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915.ko
カーネルのソースをもってきて、該当ソースを改変:
~% mkdir /tmp/x
~% cd /tmp/x
/tmp/x% apt source linux-modules-extra-5.15.0-43-generic
...
/tmp/x% cd linux-5.15.0
/tmp/x/linux-5.15.0% vim ./drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_bios.c
差分。return; をコメントアウトしただけ:
/tmp/x/linux-5.15.0% diff -u ./drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_bios.c.orig ./drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_bios.c
--- ./drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_bios.c.orig 2022-07-24 17:09:36.000000000 +0900
+++ ./drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_bios.c 2022-07-24 17:11:26.940061516 +0900
@@ -1950,7 +1950,7 @@
drm_dbg_kms(&i915->drm,
"More than one child device for port %c in VBT, using the first.\n",
port_name(port));
- return;
+// return;
}
sanitize_device_type(devdata, port);
パッケージバージョンを指定する。debian.master/changelog の先頭にテキトーに追加:
linux (5.15.0-43.99tmtms) jammy; urgency=medium
* i915 patch
ABI check でエラーになるので無視するように設定:
/tmp/x/linux-5.15.0% touch debian.master/abi/amd64/ignore
deb パッケージを作成:
/tmp/x/linux-5.15.0% chmod +x scripts/*
/tmp/x/linux-5.15.0% debuild --no-lintian -uc -us -b
...
/tmp/x/linux-5.15.0% cd ..
/tmp/x% ls *.deb
linux-buildinfo-5.15.0-43-generic_5.15.0-43.99tmtms_amd64.deb
linux-cloud-tools-5.15.0-43-generic_5.15.0-43.99tmtms_amd64.deb
linux-cloud-tools-5.15.0-43_5.15.0-43.99tmtms_amd64.deb
linux-cloud-tools-common_5.15.0-43.99tmtms_all.deb
linux-doc_5.15.0-43.99tmtms_all.deb
linux-headers-5.15.0-43-generic_5.15.0-43.99tmtms_amd64.deb
linux-headers-5.15.0-43_5.15.0-43.99tmtms_all.deb
linux-image-unsigned-5.15.0-43-generic_5.15.0-43.99tmtms_amd64.deb
linux-libc-dev_5.15.0-43.99tmtms_amd64.deb
linux-modules-5.15.0-43-generic_5.15.0-43.99tmtms_amd64.deb
linux-modules-extra-5.15.0-43-generic_5.15.0-43.99tmtms_amd64.deb
linux-modules-iwlwifi-5.15.0-43-generic_5.15.0-43.99tmtms_amd64.deb
linux-source-5.15.0_5.15.0-43.99tmtms_all.deb
linux-tools-5.15.0-43-generic_5.15.0-43.99tmtms_amd64.deb
linux-tools-5.15.0-43_5.15.0-43.99tmtms_amd64.deb
linux-tools-common_5.15.0-43.99tmtms_all.deb
linux-tools-host_5.15.0-43.99tmtms_all.deb
一時間くらい掛かる。このうち必要なのは linux-modules-extra-5.15.0-43-generic_5.15.0-43.99tmtms_amd64.deb だけなので、これだけ作る方法はないんかな…。
インストール:
/tmp/x% sudo dpkg -i linux-modules-extra-5.15.0-43-generic_5.15.0-43.99tmtms_amd64.deb
...
Linux を再起動。
無事サスペンドできるようになった。わーい 🎉🎉🎉
本体の HDMI が使えなかったのも同じ原因だったらしく、HDMI もちゃんと使えるようになった。わーい 👏👏👏
カーネルアップデートのたびにこれをやるのは面倒だし忘れそうだから、Lenovo さんは早く BIOS を修正して欲しい…。
[2022/9/23 追記] BIOS アップデート(n3buj05w)で解決した！ https://support.lenovo.com/jp/ja/downloads/ds557163-bios-update-utility-bootable-cd-for-windows-11-10-64-bit-thinkpad-t14-gen-3-p14s-gen-3-t16-gen-1-p16s-gen-1
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The exercise on p. 40 (Part Two) asks that you take the sample from Animal Farm:
“Napoleon was a large, rather fierce-looking, Berkshire boar, the only Berkshire on the farm, not much of a talker, but with a reputation for getting his own way. Snowball was a more vivacious pig than Napoleon, quicker in speech and more inventive, but was not considered to have the same depth of character.”
and rewrite it for age-specific groups, showing and not telling the difference between the two animals. I decided to begin with the younger group of, say 5-9 and tried this:
“When he was cross, Napoleon’s piggy eyebrows nearly touched one another over the top of his wide, shiny wet snout. He would give an angry little grunt, and his dark little eyes would get darker still – and smaller, because of his frowning eyebrows. Then his rosy pink cheeks would go an even deeper shade until they were almost red.
It was best not to get too close to Napoleon when he was in a mood like this. Sometimes he’d lift one of his front trotters and hold it up, then BAM! he’d stamp it down so hard that the straw on the floor of the piggery would fly up and scatter dust everywhere – even over the other animals. Napoleon didn’t care, though. He didn’t even notice how dusty the farm was on normal days because he was too busy looking for something to be cross about.
Napoleon was one of those pigs who didn’t have to say very much. The other animals knew what he was saying by lots of different things: by the way he walked; by the way his ears flapped, by the size of his eyes and – well, the eyebrows you already know about.”
It went on for another 2 pages and introduced Snowball.
Then I had a bash at a slightly older age-group (8-12):
“When Napoleon was unhappy the other animals quaked on their hooves. Or claws. Or trotters. Or webbed feet. And he wanted them to know how unhappy he was too. He’d make sure that his booming grunt was the loudest noise in the farmyard and he’d want to know why the other animals weren’t cowering away from him in fear if they still happened to be out and about, enjoying the weather. He’d stop, lean forward into their faces and make them shrink back on whatever type of feet they had, until they swallowed hard and recoiled as a mark of respect
Because Napoleon demanded respect. He demanded fear and he demanded that all other pigs hand over a third of their trough to him every time theirs was re-filled. That was how democracy worked and it was exactly how Napoleon liked to rule his world. His subjects knew this and they had to conform. Whether they liked it or not. He didn’t know exactly how many of them didn’t like it – he expected it to only be a few – because after all, the way he ruled was the best way of ruling in the world. Ever.
Snowball, on the other hand, wasn’t ever very cross; she disliked arguments and actually went out of her way to make the other animals feel happier. If she had been able to, then she’d have been the kind of pig to skip and dance. At is was, though, she trotted about merrily on her pointed toes and smiled a lot at everyone. Her dewy pink eyes shone in the daylight and in the dark, her white eyelashes glinted like fairy lights.”
I’m not sure I ‘showed’ enough and think I might have still ‘told’ too much. I found it quite a difficult exercise to get into.
In the younger rewrite I words and used more childish phrases like ‘piggy eyebrows’ and ‘wide, shiny, wet snout’. I think it’s also good to use ‘sound’ words like the BAM! because a lot of children of this age group will be having the story read to them and sounds like these hold their interest. I enjoyed writing the last section of the last paragraph – using the description of how to tell when Napoleon was cross by the way his face looked – and using the ‘well, the eyebrows you already know about’ – which I think brings the reader/listener much more into the story – almost like giving them a secret only the book and they know about. Children love to be drawn into confidences.
The second, older age group, I knew I could use longer words, but they still couldn’t be too complicated. ‘quaked’ I thought was fine; ‘cowering’, recoiled’ – I’d imagine that kids of this age-range would manage to work out what these words meant even if they didn’t use them in their own everyday conversations.
Because the age-groups are quite close together, and a follow-on from one another, it’s easy to worry that you’ve muddied them. (I did). Because some younger readers might have an older reading age, and likewise older readers might struggle with books written for their ages. I did consider writing Young Adult/teen, but finally didn’t seriously believe that a teen would even pick up a book written about animals, having left farmyard stories behind when they were small. If the book was perhaps marketed as a satirical account of the state of the country told using the medium of farmyard animals then that might make a difference, but I struggled to even know where to start writing with teens in mind and having an all-animal cast of characters.
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Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) Surgery
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Today, the most common approach to treating essential tremor when medications no longer help is deep brain stimulation (DBS). This form of treatment consists of two staged surgeries to implant an electrode deep into the brain, tunnel the wires under the skin down the neck and implant a pulse generator below the skin near the collar bone. This treatment targets the same location as the Neuravive focused ultrasound treatment. DBS requires follow up throughout the patient’s life for adjustment of stimulation and eventual replacement of generator(s) to replace batteries. As an invasive surgery to access the brain, DBS poses risks typically associated with surgery, such as infection and bleeding in the brain, and with implantation of chronic hardware in the body, such as infection and potential equipment malfunction.
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Part 2: Top 5 Things to Say to Someone Who Has a Tremor
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Talk:dash
Odd use in Dickens
Just came across this in Little Dorrit: my best guess is that Arthur is seizing upon the assertion, i.e. clutching at straws in some sense; but that doesn't quite feel satisfactory.
* ‘You are welcome to the Marshalsea, sir. I have welcomed many gentlemen to these walls. Perhaps you are aware — my daughter Amy may have mentioned that I am the Father of this place.’
* ‘I— so I have understood,’ said Arthur, dashing at the assertion.
Equinox ◑ 15:13, 9 February 2020 (UTC)
I'll be dashed
I've heard this expression used many times, so it certainly can't be described as 'obsolete'. Maybe 'dated' at worst. <IP_ADDRESS> 22:01, 16 May 2016 (UTC)
Split etymology?
Is the African sense of "bribe, gratuity" really from the same etymology? If so, why? Equinox ◑ 15:13, 9 February 2020 (UTC)
* I'm not familiar nor qualified to comment, but the word "dosh" is slang for money. 2603:8001:9500:9E98:0:0:0:9A7 00:36, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
Albanian etymology
The Albanian section claims that dash (ram) is from *dʰewsom/*dʰeusom while Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/dʰwes- points out that *dʰewsom is the root of the while the Albanian term is from *dʰows-o-s (which makes much more sense to me). I don't know if I should change it or let someone else decide. ALBA-CENTAURI (talk) 14:21, 20 February 2022 (UTC)
Nevermind, I changed it myself. ALBA-CENTAURI (talk) 11:38, 25 February 2022 (UTC)
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Converting network drive-based path to universal path name
'The following code shows how to use the WNetGetUniversalName for converting
'network drive-based path (Like I:\windows) to universal path name (Like \\MyComputer\c\windows)
'
Private Declare Function WNetGetUniversalName Lib "mpr" Alias "WNetGetUniversalNameA" _
(ByVal lpLocalPath As String, ByVal dwInfoLevel As Long, lpBuffer As Any, lpBufferSize As Long) As Long
Private Const UNIVERSAL_NAME_INFO_LEVEL = 1
Private Const REMOTE_NAME_INFO_LEVEL = 2
Private Const UNIVERSAL_NAME_BUFFER_SIZE = 1000
Private Const NO_ERROR = 0
Private Type UNIVERSAL_NAME_INFO
lpUniversalName As Long
buf(UNIVERSAL_NAME_BUFFER_SIZE - 4) As Byte
End Type
Private Sub cmdGetUniversal_Click()
Dim BufSize As Long
Dim uni As UNIVERSAL_NAME_INFO
BufSize = UNIVERSAL_NAME_BUFFER_SIZE
If WNetGetUniversalName(txtPath.Text, UNIVERSAL_NAME_INFO_LEVEL, uni, BufSize) = NO_ERROR Then
'After we return from WNetGetUniversalName, the lpUniversalName contains a pointer for the
'universal path name.
'The pointer is usually points to the first byte of the buffer array
'(buf variable in UNIVERSAL_NAME_INFO ).
'Just to be safe, I calculate the exact location of the string in the buffer,
'by the following expression: (The result is always 1)
StartLoc = uni.lpUniversalName - VarPtr(uni) - 3
txtUniversal.Text = Mid$(StrConv(uni.buf, vbUnicode), StartLoc)
Else
MsgBox "Error: cannot find the universal path of " & txtPath.Text, vbOKOnly Or vbExclamation, ""
End If
End Sub
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VETTERLI, Chief of Police, v. CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION OF SALT LAKE CITY et al.
No. 6451.
Decided February 8, 1944.
(145 P. 2d 792.)
See 43 C. J., Municipal Corporations, sec. 1251; 10 Am. Jur. 931; 37 Am. Jur. 867.
E. R. Christensen, City Atty., Gerald Irvine and A. Pratt Kesler, Asst. City Attys., all of Salt Lake City, for plaintiff.
D. Ray Owen, Jr. and E. A. Rogers, both of Salt Lake City, for defendants.
McDONOUGH, Justice.
James S. Ramsey was a first grade patrolman of the Salt Lake City police force on May 31, 1941, employed in the classified civil service. He had a satisfactory record for 16 years. For several months he had domestic troubles which resulted in loss of sleep, nervousness and worry. He was assigned to night shift at the time here involved, and he was familiar with the rules of discipline and the regulations of the department.
When he discovered that his wife had left home on May 30 contrary to his wishes, he decided to leave town. He did not request any leave of absence nor make any disclosure of his plans to anyone in the police department, although he had ample opportunity for doing so prior to his departure. He made preparations for leaving, more than 12 hours prior to the last shift on which he worked. He packed his personal belongings in several boxes, and when he reported for duty on May 31, he did not wear his uniform, but he took with him some of the necessary equipment. He drove the police patrol car, accompanied by officer Haight. Not even Haight had any information as to the planned departure from the State. During the last shift Ramsey worked, he detoured from his assigned area to go home to leave part of the police equipment.
Ramsey left for Oregon in an automobile shortly after he completed his shift. When he failed to report for duty on the morning of June 1, a search was made for him. No one was found at his home. About a day or two later Mrs. Ramsey telephoned to the police station to report that she had found a note addressed to her, on top of a stack of police equipment at their home, reading: “Dear Bee: I am sorry that I cannot live under these conditions any more. Good bye, Jim.” Mrs. Ramsey stated that she tried to locate him, but did not succeed. Officer Steinfelt made a report to the chief of police in which he concluded that Ramsey had deserted the police force. On the basis of such report, on June 8, 1941, Reed E. Vetterli, chief of police, wrote a letter to the City Commission and sent a copy to the civil service commission, in which he stated that officer Ramsey was dismissed from the service with prejudice and his name ordered off the payroll effective at the conclusion of business as of May 31,1941.
Ramsey, it appears, obtained his first information about the letter of the chief of police from a friend in Salt Lake City who sent newspaper clippings concerning the incident to him at Forest Grove, Oregon. None of the city or police officials learned anything as to his whereabouts until June 11, when Ramsey wired the Mayor of Salt Lake City, who was commissioner of public safety, stating that he had been ill, and asking if his job was still open. From the time he left on May 31 until after he returned on June 14, Ramsey made no effort at all, other than the wire to the mayor, to contact any one in the police department, nor to offer any reason or explanation for leaving’ the state without notification or without first obtaining a leave of absence.
On June 16 Ramsey interviewed the chief of police. There was some effort to induce the chief to recall the letter of dismissal and arrange a suspension for 6 months. The chief offered to recall the letter if Ramsey would resign, but the latter declined to resign and indicated that he intended to appeal to the civil service commission. It appears from the record that from June 8 until June 18 the chief was of the opinion that his notice to the city commission of the discharge of Ramsey from the police force was subject to its approval or disapproval, and a letter to such commission dated June 18 indicates such belief. On June 24, 1941, the chief of police addressed a letter to Ramsey and sent copies to both the city commission and the civil service commission, in which the chief advised Ramsey that the city commission refused to review his case, and that said letter should be considered “sufficient notice that you were discharged from the service of the Salt Lake 'City police department, the discharge dating from the conclusion of business May 31,1941.”
On Monday, June 30, Ramsey filed an appeal with the civil service commission. The commission then informed the chief of the appeal and requested him to file specific charges as the basis for the dismissal. The report of officer E. J. Steinfelt was embodied in the charge which stated that the conduct of Ramsey constituted desertion from the police force.
At the hearing there was little dispute as to the facts. The chief of police objected to any and all proceedings on the ground that the appeal had not been perfected within the time allowed by law, and that the commission was without jurisdiction. The objections were overruled and the hearing was conducted. Thereafter, the commission wrote a decision in which it found that the chief issued an order of “removal and discharge” on June 24,1941, and it concluded:
“In this case Ramsey failed to report for work on the morning of June 1st; absented himself from the City and State, without leave properly procured from his Chief of Police, and without reporting to his Chief, or to his Sergeant, for two weeks; and then he failed to give to the Chief any satisfactory or sufficient reason for his absence.”
The commission made findings to support the charges filed by the chief of police; but it concluded that while such conduct justified punishment, outright dismissal was too severe in view of Ramsey’s record of 16 years of satisfactory service, and in view of the fact that there was no crime nor any moral turpitude involved. The commission concluded that it had jurisdiction to modify the order of the chief, and it ordered suspension without pay for six months and directed the chief to reinstate Ramsey at the expiration of such period. By his application for writ of review, the chief of police questions the validity of the order of the civil service commission, and its jurisdiction to modify the order of dismissal.
Owing to the fact that both the chief of police and the civil service commission desire to have the statute involved in this case construed by this court, and in view of the conclusions reached as to its meaning, we shall not discuss either (a) the proposition that the appeal was not in time, or (b) the contention that Ramsey deserted the police force by unexplained absence of more than 2 weeks which constituted a voluntary severance from his position in consequence of which no appeal would lie to the commission to relieve him of the consequences of his voluntary severance from employment. We shall consider merely the question of whether the commission exceeded its authority in setting aside the order of dismissal and outright discharge and in substituting therefor an order of suspension for a period of six months.
Two questions are in reality involved: (1) Is the authority of the civil service commission, on appeal from an order of the head of a department, limited to affirmance or disaffirmance of such order, or may it, as the commission did' here, substitute a lesser punishment for the alleged misconduct? (2) If it may but affirm or reverse the department head, is it limited to affirmance where it finds the discharged officer guilty of the misconduct charged by the department head?
The answer to such questions involves the interpretation of the following section of our statutes (15-9-21, R. S. U. 1938, now U. C. A. 1943) :
“All persons in the classified civil service may be removed from office or employment by the head of the department for misconduct, incompetency or failure to perform his duties or failure to observe properly the rules of the department, but subject to appeal by the aggrieved party to the civil service commission. Any person discharged may within five days from the issuing by the head of the department of the order discharging him appeal therefrom to the civil service commission, which shall fully hear and determine the matter. The discharged person shall be entitled to appear in person and to have counsel and a public hearing. The finding and decision of the civil service commission upon such hearing shall be certified to the head of the department from whose order the appeal is taken, and shall be final, and shall forthwith be enforced and followed by him.”
In support of the contention that the commission possesses the authority asserted by its judgment and order, counsel for defendants point to the wording of our statute wherein it is provided that upon appeal the commission “shall fully hear and determine the matter.” They urge upon us the construction thereof rendered in the case of Hackett v. Morse, 45 Cal. App. 788, 188 P. 308, 309, wherein the court said:
“It is our opinion that, since the board shall fully hear and determine the matter, it must hear and pass upon all questions involved in the controversy. The question of what is reasonable punishment for an offense is as important as whether or not an employe committed an offense, and is as necessary for the accomplishment of the purposes of the civil service system that the board have power to investigate the one as the other.”
In that case a fireman was discharged by his superior officer for alleged insubordination. On appeal to the civil service board, a decision was rendered in which the board held that he was not guilty of such insubordination as would justify his discharge, and it ordered in lieu of discharge, that he be denied compensation for two months.
Plaintiff, on the other hand, insists that the reasoning of the California court is not persuasive for the reason, among others, that the ordinance there construed differs materially from the statute here involved. The provisions of the charter of Oakland, California, construed in the Hackett case, specify that any person may be suspended, fined, or discharged by the commissioner in whose department he is employed, while the cited statute of this state provides only that a person may be removed from office or employment by the head of the department for the causes stated, and that a person so discharged may appeal to the civil service commission. Furthermore, by the provisions of Section 15-6-64, U. C. A. 1948, the department head is authorized to suspend an officer for a period of not more than 15 days, but there is no right of appeal from such suspension. Thus, if the commission, on an appeal to it from an order of dismissal, is empowered to impose a suspension, it may on appeal render a judgment which the department head could not impose in the first instance.
To the effect that the words “remove” and “discharge” in the context do not comprehend the power of suspension, plaintiff cites: Kennedy v. Board of Education, 82 Cal. 483, 22 P. 1042; Lotts v. Board of Park Com’rs of L. A., 13 Cal. App. 2d 625, 57 P. 2d 215; Weigle v. City and County of San Francisco, 23 Cal. App. 2d 274, 72 P. 2d 902; and Boise v. Mayor of City of Fall River, 257 Mass. 471, 154 N. E. 270. That “remove from office” and “discharge” are synonomous expressions as used in our statute, is clear from a cursory reading thereof. The power to “remove from office” conferred upon the head of a department means not a temporary but a permanent removal from office or discharge. Hence it is true that if the commission may order a suspension from office as a substitute for discharge, on an appeal it may do that which the removing officer in the first instance could not lawfully have done, if the suspension is for more than 15 days.
However, if the statutes were such as to indicate a legislative intent to give such authority to the commission, though withholding it from the head of the department who is first called upon to assess the grievousness of the misconduct of an officer, that intent should, of course, be given effect. However, such is not the case. The circumstances that there is given to the department head a specific but limited power of suspension without any review thereof by the commission; and likewise a power of discharge, which, however, is subject to review, but no power to impose a period of suspension longer than that which might be imposed without a right of review; all suggest, in the absence of other provisions indicating a contrary intention, the following legislative intent:
That for infractions of the rules of conduct the department head might suspend a person for 15 days, as a means of effecting discipline in his department. That in such sphere of discipline, he is in nowise subject to the supervision of the commission. That in aggravated cases and in cases where the disciplinary measures given exclusively to the department head prove inefficacious, the power to discharge is conferred; but because of the severity of the penalty, as well as because of the fact that it involves a permanent severance from the department, thus affecting the make-up of the personnel, over whose appointment the commission is given a limited control, a right to appeal to the commission is granted to the discharged officer or employee. The civil service commission is made the ultimate authority to determine whether the discharge should or should not stand. To this end the commission is given the authority and duty to “fully hear and determine the matter.” That is, it is to accord a full hearing to the appellant and to the department head as to the truth or falsity of the charges made, and thereupon to determine whether to affirm or to set aside the order made. We do not find in our statute any phrase which grants the same jurisdiction on appeal as is conferred where the power on appeal is to “affirm, modify or reverse” — an expression usually if not universally employed where such authority is actually conferred. The substitution of suspension for 6 months without pay, in lieu of dismissal, was beyond the power of the commission.
So concluding, we are confronted with the second question posed. We state it here in different form: May the commission upon finding that the charges made by the department head are true, nevertheless set aside the order of dismissal? This question must not be confused with the question of whether or not in our opinion the conduct of defendant Ramsey merited dismissal. It is a question of what authority is conferred upon the commission by the statute.
Appellant asserts that the power of the commission on appeal is merely to inquire into whether the chief in the instant case substantiated the charges made against Ramsey ; and it having here found that he had, it had no discretion, but had the duty to sustain the order of discharge. On the other hand, defendants assert through their respective counsel, that since the commission found that the penalty imposed was too severe, it follows that the only order which the commission could consistently make, if it lacked the power to impose a substitute punishment, would be to reinstate Ramsey as of the date of the order of discharge. We are of the opinion that both contentions must fail.
The contention of defendants, it must be admitted, seems logical enough. The penalty being determined by the commission to be too severe and the commission being confronted with the question of whether to uphold or set aside the order assessing it, it follows that the latter is the only just course. But the opinion of the commission which states that the penalty was too severe for the misconduct proved, was expressed in the light of the supposed authority of the commission to modify such penalty. It could not consistently be of the opinion that the judgment of dismissal was not too severe but entirely justified, and yet modify the same. It may well be in the instant case, that had the commission concluded that it had no power to modify the judgment of the department head, that it would conclude that from the standpoint of justice to the appealing officer on the one hand and discipline in the department on the other, it should uphold the order of the Chief of Police.
However, we are not persuaded that under the statute the commission on an appeal must sustain the department head in every case in which it finds substantiated the charge of “misconduct” or of “failure to perform his duties” or of “failure to observe properly the rules of the department,” however slight the infraction of such rules might be. If it must, then any failure of duty or any infraction of the rules would justify dismissal insofar as the commission’s power on appeal is concerned. But the power to “fully hear and determine the matter” does, in our opinion, give authority to determine whether the order of discharge is justified by the conduct of the officer. In Hawkins v. City of Steubenville, 134 Ohio St. 468, 17 N. E. 2d 641, 643, a statute of Ohio is discussed which provided for an appeal to a commission from an order of discharge, the commission being given authority to affirm, modify, or disaffirm the order made by the department head. Where a member of the police department was involved, the statute provided for a further appeal from the judgment of the commission to the court of common pleas, to “determine the sufficiency of the cause of removal. Gen. 'Code Ohio, § 486-17a. Upon the affirmance of an order of dismissal of the officer by the commission, an appeal was taken to the court of common pleas where it was held that there was not sufficient cause for removal of the officer, but that disciplinary action was justifiable, and it substituted for discharge suspension for four months.
On appeal from said judgment, the Supreme Court of Ohio held that the jurisdiction of the court of common pleas was limited to determination of whether there was sufficient cause for removal, and that it was without power to modify the judgment of the commission. However, it also ruled that the court was not bound to affirm the decision of the commission upon finding that the officer was guilty of the several charges preferred against him. “It will be noted,” says the court, “that the statute employs the words ‘may be removed.’ Under this language, removal by the director of public safety, or by the civil service commission, of a police officer upon a finding of guilty of the offenses listed in the statute, is not made mandatory. By the same token, if the Court of Common Pleas finds that the officer was guilty of one or more of the statutory charges preferred against him, but is of the opinion that there is not sufficient cause for removal, it is not mandatory upon the court to affirm the commission.”
We are of the opinion, and so hold, that the power conferred on the commission to “determine the matter” brought before it on appeal, is the power to determine the sufficiency of the cause of removal, and not simply to adjudge whether the cause alleged by the department head is true. It having that authority, it is not our province to interfere with the exercise of that judgment and direct an order of affirmance or reversal of the order of discharge. We are limited in this proceeding to a determination of whether the commission regularly pursued the authority conferred upon it, and clearly we may not reverse the case on the facts unless the commission acted arbitrarily or capriciously. Pincock v. Kimball, 64 Utah 4, 228 P. 221. Having determined that it exceeded its authority by substituting six months’ suspension for discharge, its judgment so ordering is set aside and the cause is remanded to the civil service commission. Each party shall bear his own costs.
WOLFE, C. J., and M. J. BEON’SON, District Judge, concur.
LARSON, Justice
(concurring in part, dissenting in part).
I concur in the ultimate result and order made in the prevailing opinion to the effect that the cause be remanded to the commission for such proceedings as may be necessary in conformity with the opinion of this court. But I cannot concur in the rationale and statutory constructions made and implied in that opinion. As I read the prevailing opinion, it limits, by force of a legislative inhibition, disciplinary action in the department to the summary action of a suspension not exceeding fifteen days, or to a complete discharge and removal from the service. I think this misconceives the purpose and scope of the civil service act, misinterprets the legislative intent, and places too rigid and narrow a construction on the statute. The statutory provisions are meagre, merely skeletal, and their import therefore must be gleaned from their history, background and purpose. To get a proper vision and perspective we go back to the Laws of 1899, Ch. 28, p. 45, where the Legislature directed the city council of cities of 12,000 inhabitants or over to create a police and fire department; and gave the city “full power to provide by ordinance” the number, salary, grade, etc., of officers and employees. It then provided that department heads were to be appointed by the mayor with the consent of the council, and such department head, with the approval of the mayor, and the consent of the council could appoint all subordinates, and remove them at any time, without cause, hearing or opportunity to be heard, and such action was not subject to review or to be called in question. The city council was to prescribe and define by ordinance the qualifications and duties of the officers and employees of the departments; the head of each department was given express statutory authority to suspend any subordinate without pay for a period not exceeding fifteen days. This chapter, enacted in 1899, remained on the statute books until 1921. It appears as 'Chapter 12 of Article 16 (Sec. 654 to 665 incl.) C. L. Utah 1917. This setup was the “spoils system” at its worst. By Laws of Utah 1921, Chap. 13, p. 54, the Legislature provided for a “Civil Service Commission in Cities.” It repealed three sections only of Chapter 12, C. L. of Utah 1917, and enacted 15 new sections. This act is found substantially unchanged as Art. 6, Chap. 6 of Title 15, and Art. 3 of Chap. 9 of Title 15, being Sections 15-6-61 to 15-6-64, inclusive, and 15-9-9 to 15-9-22, inclusive, U. C. A. 1943.
The amendment made in 1921 creating civil service in the police and fire departments, kept intact a number of sections of the act of 1899, among them being one which provides that the department head may suspend a subordinate for not to exceed fifteen days without pay. This section has been preserved as Sec. 15-6-64, U. C. A. 1943, which is under the article dealing with police and fire departments generally, and not under the article dealing with civil service. I call attention to the fact that this is a “carry over” dealing generally with the police department and not an incident or part of the civil service institution, and therefore should not be construed as a limitation on the power of the city to vest in the department head other disciplinary powers besides that of complete discharge. The statute provides for a civil service commission in cities of the first and second class. Sec. 15-9-11, U. C. A. 1943. Such commission must be created, and its powers and duties defined by ordinance. Sec. 15-7-2, U. C. A. 1943. Section 15-9-14, U. C. A. 1943, provides that “the civil service commission shall make all necessary rules and regulations to carry out the purposes of this article and for examinations, appointments and promotions.” (Italics added.) Implicit therein is the idea that the civil service commission has, or by ordinance may be given, powers pertaining to maintenance of the service other than those governing examinations, appointments and promotions. Then again, Sec. 15-9-19 declares that employees of the department prior to May 10,1921, shall retain their employment subject however to removal or suspension in accordance with law and the rules and regulations of the Civil Service Commission, implying that the commission may make rules and regulations governing removals and suspensions from the department. By section 15-9-21, U. C. A. 1943, the department head is given authority to remove from office or employment any subordinate for misconduct but subject to appeal by the aggrieved party to the Civil Service Commission, “which shall fully hear and determine the matter.” The prevailing opinion says the matter to be determined is the one appealed, that is the matter of which he is aggrieved, to wit, the discharge or removal from office or employment. As far as this particular section of the statute is concerned I think that is correct.
Without at this time elaborating the rationale, I think that from the background, the setting, and the purposes of the civil service law, and the skeletal provisions of the statutes, the following may be fairly deduced as the legislative intent and plan. Substantial fire and police departments are necessary in first and second class cities; such departments operate most efficiently with a specially selected and trained and experienced personnel; the old spoils system prevented the training and skill and efficiency necessary for such service; to remedy such evils, fire and police departments were to be put under the civil service; to effectuate this, cities of the first and second class were directed to create and set up a civil service commission to parry out the purposes of the civil service policy; such commission would be set up by ordinance, which would fix and determine its powers and duties within the provisions fixed by statute; the civil service commission within the boundaries fixed by the ordinance would prescribe rules and regulations governing the personnel of the police and fire departments to accomplish the purposes of the civil service; such rules may cover examinations, appointments, promotions, suspensions, removals, and other matters pertaining to the civil service in the departments when vested in the commission by ordinance; the following limitations are imposed on the city and the commission by the statute: (1) The chief of the department is not under civil service while acting as chief; (2) If he came from the classified service to be chief, he may at the termination of such duty return to his former place in the classified service; (3) For departmental discipline, the chief may suspend a subordinate for not to exceed fifteen days, which action shall be without review; (4) Removal from the service may be made by the chief for causes provided by law or ordinance, but such removal shall always be subject to appeal and review by the civil service commission; (5) Such other disciplinary action may be taken by the chief as may be provided by ordinance or the rules of the commission; (6) Disciplinary action by the chief, other than suspensions not exceeding fifteen days, or removal from employment, may or may not be appealed to and reviewed by the commission, according to the provisions of the ordinance, and the rules of the commission promulgated under the powers granted by the ordinance; (7) Upon proper appeal of any case to the commission, it may affirm or reverse the action and order of the chief under its power to fully hear and determine the matter. As to whether it may modify the order and impose a greater or a lesser punishment than that upon which appeal is taken, depends upon the provisions of the ordinance defining the powers and duties of the commission, and upon the rules and regulations of the commission properly issued and promulgated. Unfortunately there is in the record before us neither the ordinance nor the rules of the commission. The record indicates that the only matter really presented and considered by the commission was whether Sec. 15-9-21, U. C. A. 1943, by virtue of the language (“fully hear and determine the matter”) used therein, vested in the commission the power to substitute its judgment of the penalty to be imposed for the judgment of the chief, and impose upon Ramsey a suspension for six months instead of a removal. This the commission attempted to do upon the reasoning of Hackett v. Morse, 45 Cal. App. 788, 188 P. 308, 309. As pointed out in the prevailing opinion and recognized in the decision of the commission, the city charter involved in the Hackett case had one striking difference from the statute here involved. The charter provided that for misconduct a member of the department was subject to “suspension, fine [or], removal from office,” and in all cases allowed an appeal to the commission. Under the statute here involved no penalty is provided except suspension not exceeding fifteen days, which is not reviewable, or removal from employment, which is appealable. Accepting the reasoning of the Hackett case that the power in the commission to “fully hear and determine the matter” vests in the commission the power to do anything the chief could have done, as pointed out in the prevailing opinion of Mr. Justice Mc-DONOUGH there is in the statute no provision for suspension, except one not to exceed fifteen days. If the commission could modify the action of the chief and impose anything other than a removal or a suspension not to exceed fifteen days, the authority for the penalty must be found elsewhere than in the statute. Referring again to the Hack-ett case, that opinion points out that the authority of the commission to affirm, reverse or alter the judgment of the chief is expressly granted by the charter.
So under our statute I think the city by ordinance defining the powers of the commission and of the chief may well grant the commission such power; it may authorize sundry disciplinary measures, and grant appeals in certain cases, as well as in removal, or in all cases except suspensions not exceeding fifteen days. It may, within proper limits, authorize the commission by rule and regulation to provide some of these things. Whether it has done so or not we cannot tell. Since the statute alone does not authorize such modified penalty as here imposed by the commission, it must follow that the judgment of the commission cannot be upheld on the statute alone, and it follows that I concur in the result arrived at by Mr. Justice McDONOUGH in the prevailing opinion that the order appealed from be set aside and the cause remanded to the commission for proceeding according to law. I also concur in the order as to costs.
MOFFAT, Justice
(dissenting).
This analysis is limited to the single question posed in the opinion of Mr. Justice McDONOUGH, viz.:
“Is the authority of the civil service commission [in cities of the first and second class], on appeal from an order of the head of [the] department, limited to affirmance * * * of such order, or may it as the commission did here, substitute a lesser punishment for the alleged misconduct!”
Sec. 15-9-21, R. S. U. 1933, now same section U. C. A. 1943, is quoted at length in the prevailing opinion. It is certain language in that section that gives rise to this discussion. It may be granted that much may be said for the position taken in the prevailing opinion. However, the whole issue turns upon a few words of that section. They are, “Any person discharged may * * * appeal * * * to the civil service commission, which shall fully hear and determine the matter.” Put in briefer and a bit more mandatory form, “the civil service commission shall hear and determine the matter.” Does that statutory language limit the civil service commission to saying, “Order affirmed” or “Order reversed,” and no more? If such is the limit of authority given to the commission, why make findings? Why give reasons for saying “Yes” or “No”?
The prevailing opinion concedes the commission has the right and power to fully hear and determine the matter, but limits the judgment to an affirmance or reversal. The power to reverse and reinstate a man in civil service is a complete reversal of the order of discharge. If the commission can affirm the order of discharge, a reasonable construction would seem to authorize the commission to enter a conditional order or a modified order within the limits of the two extremes.
The first part of the section has to do with the power of the head of the department to remove any person in the classified service “for misconduct, incompetency or failure to perform his duties or failure to observe properly the rules of the department.” (Italics added.) The rules of the department are made by the head of the department in part, within the law and ordinances; the city commission makes some. In the matter of promotions “The civil service commission shall provide for promotion in the classified service on the basis of ascertained merit, seniority,” etc. Sec. 15-9-18, U. C. A. 1943.
Sec. 15-9-14, U. C. A. 1943, provides,
“The civil service commission shall make all necessary rules and regulations to carry out the purposes of this article and for examinations, appointments and promotions. All such rules and regulations shall be printed by the civil service commission for distribution.” (Italics added.)
The above section and several others are discussed in detail in the case of Hanchett v. Burbidge, 59 Utah 127, 202 P. 377, 379. Nothing is directly said in that case about the problem in the instant case. That case involved a matter of demotion and promotion. There are some statements in the opinion that tend to support the view herein expressed. It is said:
“The civil service act must be read in its entirety and also in connection with cognate statutory provisions. * * *
“Were nothing stated in the statute about removal of subordinates in the police department, it would still follow, from the provisions hereinbefore referred to, that it is the chief of police who is invested with the power of removal.”
This of necessity must be the case. Here we are not concerned about the power of appointment or removal, but with the review or hearing upon the matter after the order of removal has been made and appeal has been taken therefrom. Removal is accomplished by the order of the head of the department, subject to the right of appeal. Appointments are, except for heads of the Police and Fire Departments, limited in those departments to selections from the persons certified as to fitness and qualifications after examinations by the civil service commission. A discharge or removal is made by the head of the department. No hearing notice or review of the reasons for the removal are provided for except by appeal to the commission. No record is made by the head of the department for review by the civil service commission. It is not a trial de novo. It is an original investigation. Presumptively, a person removed would be told the reasons for his removal upon some ground of “misconduct, incompetency or failure to perform his duties or failure to observe properly the rules of the department.” However, on the appeal from the order of removal the civil service commission makes it own record. It hears the evidence for the purpose of determining the matter. It makes its own findings. If it finds there was some ground for disciplinary action, but that there was not sufficient to warrant removal, it may reinstate the man. If it finds that in the interest of conformity to regulations or otherwise that removal is an unreasonable punishment, then in good conscience either order may amount to a stultification. Is there no intermediate ground?
Referring again to the Hanchett v. Burbidge case, it is uncertain how far the court would have gone had it had the present issue before it.' Note the language:
“Unquestionably the civil service commission may entertain complaints from citizens, may investigate the conduct of police officials, may compel the attendance of witnesses, and make findings and conclusions, and then recommend to the head of the department what he should do in the case. But we can find nothing in the law that either expressly or by implication authorizes the civil service commission to order and command the chief of police to comply with the recommendations made by the commission, except when an appeal is taken from the action of the head of the department.” (Italics added.)
Again the court said:
“Possibly it would have been wiser to have invested the civil service commission with greater power and authority. However, we have nothing to do with what the law ought to be. We must be guided by the law as it is. We cannot by construction liberalize the statute and enlarge its provisions. When language is clear and unambiguous, it must be held to mean what it expresses, and no room is left for construction.”
With this, I think, all will agree. But is the language, the commission “shall fully hea/r and determine the matter,” clear and unambiguous? Had it been so this case would probably not have been here. The solution and reasons given in the prevailing opinion have not convinced me that there are not other cogent reasons for thinking the legislative intent is different from that submitted in the prevailing opinion.
The civil service commission is not an ordinary administrative agency. It is more than a fact-finding body. Hence, the language “fully hear” covers the factual side and “determine the matter” means more than merely finding the facts. There is more involved in the matter than being “discharged.” Considerations of what may meet the ends of justice in the very nature of the case are involved. Civil service employment carries with it more than the idea of a fixed term or a hire and fire job, outside of civil service. To limit the commission by the language “fully hear and determine the matter,” to saying yes or no to a discharge imports a rigidity of application. It limits the commission to a board of examiners of the qualifications and fitness of persons who may go into the pool from which persons may be selected for employment.
The review of industrial commision cases in this court is limited by the language, “* * * shall enter judgment either affirming or setting aside the award.” Sec. 42-1-79, U. C. A. 1948. Had that language been used, the civil service commission would have been limited to “affirming or setting aside” the discharge.
On the other hand a subsequent statute relating to reviews of unemployment compensation cases decided by an authorized representative of the commission may be appealed to the appeal board and may again be appealed to the industrial commission, either by the party aggrieved or by the appeal tribunal or by the commission of its own motion to itself. In that procedure we find the language (Sec. 42-2a-10, U. C. A. 1943) :
“And after affording the parties reasonable opportunity for a fair hearing, shall make findings and conclusions and on the basis thereof affirm, modify or reverse such determination.”
Had such language been used in the civil service commission act, there would have been no ambiguity.
The language “to fully hear and determine the matter,” is not as limited as the language “either affirm or set aside,” nor is it as specifically inclusive as “affirm, modify or reverse.” However, the question, it seems to me, before the civil service commission is not limited to the “matter” of discharge; but includes the grounds, and reasons for discharge, and the fitness of the penalty. When one is discharged the matter of discipline is no longer involved. True, the head of the department is limited to a fifteen day suspension without pay, as a disciplinary measure under the statute, but does any penalty or disciplinary measure in excess of fifteen days “determine” that a civil service employee falls within one of two classes, viz., total unfitness requiring discharge, or the head of the department was utterly wrong and the employee is a fit and proper person?
Law is not only the product 'but is also the prop of civilization, and should be so applied as to meet the practical operation of an organized set up for the improvement and benefit of a service. This matter is discussed neither for nor against any of the parties involved therein. In its wisdom has the Legislature given the civil service commission only such power as limited by the prevailing opinion? If not, this discussion opens the matter so that if the law may be improved by granting more power to the civil service commission there are ways and means for bringing about the result.
The prevailing opinion cites and comments upon the case of Hackett v. Morse, 45 Cal. App. 788, 188 P. 308, and points out the differences in the statutory wording; yet the meaning there given to “fully hear and determine the matter” renders the accomplishment of the purposes of the system more workable, practical, and should aid in harmony of action and result in the administration of the department to which it applies.
For the reasons stated I dissent.
PRATT, Justice, on leave of absence.
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Credit Suisse Hires Former Citadel Banking Co-Head Stine
Credit Suisse Group AG (CSGN) hired Craig Stine, the former co-head of investment banking at Ken Griffin’s
Citadel LLC, as it bolsters its roster of bankers advising
financial companies. Stine started today in New York as a vice chairman in the
financial institutions group, James Amine, co-head of investment
banking, said today in an internal memo that was obtained by
Bloomberg News. The memo’s contents were confirmed by Jack Grone, a company spokesman. “Craig is broadly recognized as one of the most senior
global bankers in the specialty finance sector,” Amine wrote,
saying he has worked for clients including American Express Co. (AXP) ,
Capital One Financial Corp. (COF) , CIT Group Inc. (CIT) , CapitalSource Inc. (CSE) ,
and SLM Corp. (SLM) Stine joined Citadel in 2009 after a 17-year career at
Citigroup Inc. (C) and predecessor firms, Amine said. Timothy Devine, a colleague of Stine’s at Citadel and
Citigroup, joined Zurich-based Credit Suisse in Chicago last
month, according to records on the website of the Financial
Industry Regulatory Authority. He was a managing director at the
Citadel banking unit. Credit Suisse in June hired Alejandro Przygoda, who
specializes in insurance clients, from New York-based Greenhill
& Co. to be co-head of the global financial institutions group
with Ewen Stevenson. Stine’s departure from Citadel in May was the latest
setback to Griffin’s effort, started in 2008, to expand his
hedge fund by helping corporate customers issue and trade
securities and by advising on mergers and acquisitions. Rohit D’Souza, whom Griffin hired to build the securities
unit, left in 2009, and his successor, Patrik Edsparr, was
ousted the following year. Todd Kaplan, who preceded Stine and
co-head Brian Maier as head of the investment-banking group,
left in 2010. To contact the reporter on this story:
Zachary R. Mider in New York at
[email protected] ; To contact the editor responsible for this story:
Jennifer Sondag at
[email protected] .
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Electronic Ignition Distributors and Ignition Module
An electronic ignition distributor and ignition module are key components in a modern engine’s ignition system. They work together to ensure that the engine’s spark plugs receive the correct amount of electrical current at the right time, which is critical for reliable engine performance. In this blog, we’ll explore how electronic ignition distributors and ignition modules work and what benefits they offer over traditional mechanical ignition systems.
What is an Electronic Ignition Distributor?
An electronic ignition distributor is a component that’s responsible for distributing electrical current from the ignition coil to the spark plugs. It does this by rotating a rotor inside the distributor cap, which is connected to the engine’s camshaft via a drive gear. As the rotor spins, it passes over a series of contacts that are connected to each spark plug wire, sending a high-voltage electrical current to the spark plug at the correct time in the engine’s cycle.
Electronic ignition distributors are typically more accurate and reliable than their mechanical counterparts. They use solid-state electronics to control the timing and duration of the spark, which means they’re less susceptible to wear and tear and can deliver more consistent performance over time. Additionally, electronic ignition distributors often feature adjustable advance curves, which allow the engine tuner to optimize ignition timing for maximum performance and efficiency.
What is an Ignition Module?
An ignition module is a component that works in conjunction with the electronic ignition distributor to control the timing and duration of the spark. It typically contains a microprocessor, which receives input from various sensors and switches that monitor engine speed, load, and temperature. Based on this information, the ignition module can adjust the timing and duration of the spark to ensure that the engine is running at peak performance.
Ignition modules can vary in their design and complexity, but they all share the common goal of optimizing ignition timing for maximum power and efficiency. Some ignition modules also offer additional features, such as rev limiters, which prevent the engine from over-revving and potentially causing damage.
Benefits of Electronic Ignition Distributors and Ignition Modules
There are several benefits to using electronic ignition distributors and ignition modules over traditional mechanical ignition systems. For one, they offer more precise control over ignition timing, which can improve engine performance and fuel efficiency. Additionally, electronic ignition systems are more reliable and require less maintenance than mechanical systems, which can save owners time and money in the long run.
Another advantage of electronic ignition systems is that they can provide better starting performance in cold weather. Because the electronic ignition system can deliver a more powerful spark, it’s able to ignite the fuel mixture more quickly and reliably, even in sub-zero temperatures.
Overall, electronic ignition distributors and ignition modules are essential components of modern engine ignition systems. By providing more precise control over ignition timing and duration, they can improve engine performance, fuel efficiency, and reliability, making them a popular choice for performance enthusiasts and everyday drivers alike.
One of the key advantages of electronic ignition systems is their ability to provide more precise control over ignition timing. In traditional mechanical ignition systems, the timing of the spark is determined by a set of mechanical components, such as a distributor shaft and advance weights. These components are subject to wear and tear over time, which can lead to inaccurate timing and poor engine performance.
Electronic ignition systems, on the other hand, use solid-state electronics to control the timing and duration of the spark. This allows for much greater precision and accuracy, which can improve engine performance, fuel efficiency, and emissions. Additionally, electronic ignition systems can adjust ignition timing based on various engine parameters, such as engine speed, load, and temperature, which can further optimize engine performance.
Another advantage of electronic ignition systems is their reliability and low maintenance requirements. Because electronic ignition systems have fewer moving parts than mechanical systems, there’s less opportunity for wear and tear to occur. Additionally, electronic ignition systems are less susceptible to moisture and other environmental factors, which can cause mechanical ignition systems to fail.
Electronic ignition systems can also provide better starting performance in cold weather. In traditional mechanical ignition systems, the spark produced by the ignition coil may not be powerful enough to ignite the fuel mixture in extremely cold temperatures. However, electronic ignition systems can deliver a more powerful spark, which can help to ignite the fuel mixture more quickly and reliably.
Overall, electronic ignition systems offer a number of advantages over traditional mechanical ignition systems. By providing more precise control over ignition timing and duration, they can improve engine performance, fuel efficiency, and reliability. Additionally, their low maintenance requirements and better cold weather starting performance make them a popular choice for many vehicle owners.
Advantages:
1. Precise Ignition Timing: Electronic ignition systems can provide more precise control over ignition timing, which can improve engine performance, fuel efficiency, and emissions.
2. Better Starting Performance: Electronic ignition systems can deliver a more powerful spark, which can help to ignite the fuel mixture more quickly and reliably, even in extremely cold temperatures.
3. Improved Reliability: Electronic ignition systems have fewer moving parts than mechanical systems, which can make them more reliable and require less maintenance.
4. Increased Durability: Electronic ignition systems are less susceptible to wear and tear from environmental factors, such as moisture, which can cause mechanical ignition systems to fail.
5. Customizable Ignition Curves: Some electronic ignition systems allow for customizable ignition curves, which can be optimized for maximum performance and efficiency.
Disadvantages:
1. Cost: Electronic ignition systems can be more expensive than traditional mechanical ignition systems.
2. Complexity: Electronic ignition systems are more complex than mechanical systems, which can make them more difficult to diagnose and repair.
3. Compatibility Issues: Some older vehicles may not be compatible with electronic ignition systems without significant modification or retrofitting.
4. Power Consumption: Electronic ignition systems require a constant source of electrical power, which can increase power consumption and potentially decrease fuel efficiency.
5. Potential Interference: Electronic ignition systems can be susceptible to electromagnetic interference, which can cause erratic performance or failure.
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How to Match the Colors in a SSRS Chart and Table
Leonard Suares
This is the third and final blog post of a three post set that shows you how to create a color palette code, how to use it in a chart and then how to match the colors from a chart to a table (or matrix) in a SSRS report.
If you recall, I am using one of Enhansoft’s color palette codes with the GetColor function that I first showed you in the post, Color Palette Codes in SSRS Defined and Explained. Here I take that code and synchronize the colors in a chart and a table that are displaying the same details.
Before Matching the Colors in a Chart and a Table
In this example, similar to last week’s post, How to Use GetColor in a SSRS Chart, I am using the Mapped Drives report category found in Enhansoft Reporting.
Match the Colors - Before
As you can see from the above image, on the left-hand side of the table, the amount of free drive space is categorized into six groups. On the right-hand side of the table, the total number of mapped drives that correspond with the amount of free drive space is listed. Wouldn’t it be easier if you could immediately see the highest count in the table similar to what you see in the bar chart?
How to Match the Colors in a SSRS Report Chart and a Table
In order to make this report easier to read, I am going to add a column to the table. This new column will display the colors that are shown within the chart.
Note: The steps for a matrix are exactly the same as the ones for a table.
Match the Colors - Insert Column
It might not look like we are starting from where we left off in the previous blog post, but we are. The default color palette is shown when you are on the Design page. This is why you don’t see the custom color palette used in the last blog post.
Starting from the Design page, highlight the table and then right-click on it (#1). Choose the Insert Column option (#2) and select which side you want the new column to appear. In this case, I chose the Right (#3) side.
Match the Colors - Merge Cells
When I see the new column (#4), I then merge the column header cell with the, “Free Drive Space,” title column (header) cell. Doing so makes the column headers look seamless. Simply press the ctrl button and select with your mouse (left-click) the column-headers you are merging (#5 and #6). Next, right-click on the selection, and then in the pop-up menu, select Merge Cells (#7).
Match the Colors - One Column Heading
Once the two column header cells are merged, see how they appear to be only one column heading?
Match the Colors - Background Color
Next, I add the background color expression to the table under the cell’s properties. This is the exact same expression that I used within the chart.
=Code.GetColor(Fields!Free_Space.Value)
As a reminder, this expression for the GetColor function was used for the chart in the second blog post of this set, and before using the expression, I added my custom color palette code to the report. Now, by using the same expression as the one within the chart, the colors used in the table and the colors used in the chart are matched.
First, start by highlighting the cell (#8) where you wish to see the background color. On the right-hand side of the page, under Properties, look for BackgroundColor (#9) and click on the drop-down menu (#10). Next, select Expression… (#11).
Match the Colors - Expression
In the Expression window, I copy the same expression that I used within the chart (#12) and click OK.
Match the Colors - Before and After
The above image compares both reports before and after the expression was added. Wouldn’t you agree that the second report is a better way to display the same results? When I look at the updated report, I can immediately spot the colors and I know exactly where to look in the table for more details.
Conclusion
This completes the three blog post-series about SSRS report color palette codes; from understanding the color palette code, configuring the chart properties to use the color palette function and finally, matching the colors between a table and a chart. Using these tips can help make your reports easier to read too!
You can be certain that all of Enhansoft’s reports and dashboards make smart use of color in order to convey complex data in an instant! Let me know if ya’ll have tried anything similar and how it worked out for you. Until then, all the very best! You can contact me via Twitter @SuaresLeonard.
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Choosing a file system: NTFS, FAT, or FAT32
Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2
Choosing a file system: NTFS, FAT, or FAT32
You can choose among three file systems for an installation partition: NTFS, FAT, and FAT32. NTFS is strongly recommended in most situations.
For details about each file system or the process of converting or reformatting a partition, see:
Note
• You can use important features such as Active Directory and domain-based security only by choosing NTFS as your file system.
Important
• On globally unique identifier (GUID) partition table disks (GPT disks), it is strongly recommended that you use NTFS for the installation partition. However, if you have an Itanium architecture-based computer, and you see that it has a small FAT partition of 100 megabytes (MB) or more, do not delete or reformat this partition. The partition is required for the loading of the operating system. For more information, see Start Setup on an Itanium architecture-based computer.
The following table lists a number of installation or upgrade scenarios for x86-based and x64-based computers (the last two scenarios are fairly uncommon) and provides file system guidelines for each one:
Installation or upgrade scenario for an x86-based or x64-based computer File system to use and additional information to read
The computer currently uses NTFS only (no FAT or FAT32).
Continue to use NTFS.
No additional information about file systems needed.
The computer is x86-based and has one or more FAT or FAT32 partitions.
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The computer contains only one operating system, or the operating systems on the computer include Windows 2000, Windows XP, or a product in the Windows Server 2003 family, but no other operating systems.
If the computer is Itanium architecture-based, see the important note earlier in this topic.
Consider reformatting or converting partitions so all partitions use NTFS.
For more information, see Reformatting or converting a partition to use NTFS.
The computer is x64-based.
Use NTFS.
The computer will contain multiple operating systems, one of which is MS-DOS, Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows Millennium Edition.
For any partition that must be accessible from MS-DOS, Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows Millennium Edition, use FAT (or when appropriate, FAT32).
For more information, see Deciding Whether a Computer Will Contain More Than One Operating System.
The computer will contain multiple operating systems, one of which is Windows NT.
Read Multiple operating systems and file system compatibility.
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Women and kids take over Augusta National ahead of Masters
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - A day after Augusta National crowned a first women’s champion it was Kid’s Day at the home of the Masters on Sunday, one of world’s most exclusive clubs taking on an amusement park vibe. Once the private sanctuary for some of world’s richest and most powerful men, Augusta National shed some of its stodgy old boy image during a 24-hour goodwill blitz. First the club hosted the final round of the inaugural Augusta National Women’s Amateur championship on Saturday and then on Sunday it was invaded by 80 boys and girls between the ages of seven and 15 for the Drive, Chip and Putt National Championship. The images of women competing at a club where just seven years ago they had been denied membership and the sight of smiling kids cavorting and playing for trophies on the 18th green stand in stark contrast to Augusta National’s darker days when neither seemed particularly welcome. Founded by Bobby Jones and Clifford Roberts and opened for play in January 1933, Augusta National for decades was unmoved by outside forces and events. But it seems even at Augusta National things are a changing. With Masters week set to kick off on Monday, there were few signs, aside from the presence of a few former champions in green jackets, that the year’s first major was about to be contested as kids competed while others tumbled and cartwheeled down the fairway. The rules that will be strictly enforced next week - when no running will be allowed on the manicured landscape - were relaxed as youngsters playfully scurried around, with security personnel turning a blind eye. “Everything seems to have evolved around here — in a good way,” Canadian Mike Weir, who will be making his 20th Masters start this year and won the Green Jacket in 2003, told Reuters. “Sure, (it is) very different. “This event the Drive, Chip and Putt has been going on a number of years so it is really cool to see the excitement on the kids’ faces. “I wasn’t here yesterday but I did get to see a little bit of it and it looked like a great event. The young ladies really seemed very excited to be here and quite a finish as well.” Jennifer Kupcho’s four-shot victory over Maria Fassi on a course where women had never played a competitive round before Saturday was widely lauded as a watershed moment for women’s golf. The hope behind the Augusta National Women’s Amateur is that it will inspire young players and one didn’t have to look far on Sunday to see an immediate impact. “It is so amazing, just the history of this place where there were no girls allowed and now there is a tournament for women,” said Mia Cepeda, who competed in the girls 12-13 division of the Drive, Chip and Putt. “It is definitely one of my goals. “This is one thing but to actually play on the course would be just so super cool.” Editing by Pritha Sarkar
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Explaining the Mass-Period Relations of Exoplanets
Computer modeling of the formation and subsequent history of planetary system formation—which now takes into account changes in protoplanetary disk viscosity and tracks the movement of disk inhomogeneities (irregularities)—reveals several additional factors that make our solar system’s array of planets so special. It adds substantially to the accumulating evidence explaining why Earth may be alone in manifesting all the attributes necessary for sustaining advanced life.
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The first extrasolar planet discovered was found in 1995 orbiting the star 51 Pegasi.1 At that time, most astronomers presumed we would eventually discover many planets manifesting characteristics virtually identical those in our solar system.
To date, astronomers have discovered 854 planets outside the solar system for which they have also measured orbital and physical parameters. Not even one of these planets matches the characteristics of any of the solar system’s planets. The only one that comes close is Upsilon Andromedae e. Its mass compared to Jupiter’s is 1.06+ (because the inclination of Andromedae e’s orbit is not known, only a minimum mass has been determined). Its distance from its host star compared to Jupiter’s distance from the Sun is 1.01.
Planets in outer space.However, Andromedae e is accompanied by two much larger planets with closer, highly eccentric orbits. Upsilon Andromedae c has a mass 14.57+ times greater than Jupiter’s and orbits its host star 6.1 times closer that Andromedae e. Meanwhile, Upsilon Andromedae d’s mass is 10.19+ times greater than Jupiter’s and the planet orbits 2.1 times closer than Andromedae e. Moreover, their host star is 1.28 times more massive and 3.4 times more luminous than the Sun. This system also includes a dim star orbiting the main star 750 times farther away than Earth orbits the Sun. The characteristics of both the main star and the two heavy planets accompanying Upsilon Andromedae e effectively rule out the possibility that another planet in the same system could possibly support advanced life.
The availability of such a large number of well-measured exoplanets indicates to astronomers that the solar system’s planets very likely experienced a unique formation history. Researchers are learning that the diversity of the observed exoplanets’ properties reflects the range of protoplanetary disks from which planets arise. However, observed planet pileups (congregations into closely packed convoys at certain distances from the host stars) and observed mass-period relation (mass of the planet increases in proportion to the duration of its orbital period) present a challenge.
In the second of two papers, astronomers Yasuhiro Hasegawa and Ralph Pudritz show how inhomogeneities (irregularities) in the protoplanetary disks can account for the observed trends seen in the statistics of the 854 detected and measured exoplanets.2 They developed computer models that enabled them to compute how planets grow and radially migrate, either inward or outward relative to the host star, in response to certain protoplanetary disk inhomogeneities.
Hasegawa and Pudritz found that the most significant factors determining the growth and migration rates of protoplanets were the disk viscosity and the rate of disk-gas photoevaporation by the host stars’ light and heat. The inhomogeneities that most affected disk viscosity and disk-gas photoevaporation were (1) dead zones, (2) ice lines, and (3) heat transitions. Dead zones are portions of the protoplanetary disk’s inner regions where poor coupling between the magnetic field and the weakly ionized disk suppresses magnetorotational instabilities. The ice line refers to the distance from the host star where the disk’s temperature drops enough for gases (e.g., water vapor) to freeze into ices. Heat transitions refer to those distances from the host stars at which the main heat source changes from viscous heat to stellar irradiation. By tracking the movement of such disk inhomogeneities Hasegawa and Pudritz were able to produce computer simulations that explain, at least qualitatively, the observed planet pileups and mass-period relation.
Hasegawa and Pudritz’ model also made a number of important predictions that they believe accumulating extrasolar planet discoveries and measurements will help confirm. First, they predict that exoplanet subpopulations will reflect the properties of planet formation traps—regions in the protoplanetary disk where the direction of migration can switch from inward to outward in response to inhomogeneities.5 Second, Hasegawa and Pudritz expect that the biggest planet pileups will occur among gas giants with orbital periods approximating 500 days in duration and super-Earths and Neptune-sized planets orbiting their host stars much closer than Earth orbits the Sun. Third, they anticipate that inward migrations from the ice lines will fill in the “planet desert.” The planet desert refers to the scarcity—predicted by other formation models—of planets between 5–50 times the mass of Earth that orbit their host stars between 4–50 percent of the distance that Earth orbits the Sun.
Exoplanet surveys, and now Hasegawa and Pudritz’s model, reveal that extrasolar planetary systems are characterized by super-Earths and Neptune-sized planets inhabiting the inner planetary system regions and Saturn-, Jupiter-, and super-Jupiter-sized planets inhabiting orbital distances from their host stars akin to those manifested by Venus, Earth, and Mars. By comparison, the solar system contains no planets larger than Earth residing interior to the orbit of Mars. Furthermore, whereas the known extrasolar systems are filled with many high-eccentricity planets, our solar system contains only one—diminutive Mercury (Jupiter’s moon Ganymede is 5 percent larger in diameter and half as massive), which resides so close to the Sun as to pose no risk of disturbing any of the other seven solar system planets.
Time will tell whether Hasegawa’s and Pudritz’s predictions continue to be borne out. What is evident is that observations and measurements on the 854 confirmed exoplanets and the theoretical work of Hasegawa and Pudritz add to the weight of evidence for the rare-Earth and rare-solar system doctrines. These doctrines state that while planets the size and mass of Earth may prove to be abundant, planets with the just-right host stars, just-right planetary partners, and just-right characteristics to support advanced life will prove either rare or nonexistent. Such doctrines are consistent with the Bible’s message that God supernaturally designed Earth, its life, and its cosmic habitat for the specific benefit of human beings.
Endnotes:
1. Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz, “A Jupiter-Mass Companion to a Solar-Type Star,” Nature 378 (November 23, 1995): 355–59.
2. Yasuhiro Hasegawa and Ralph E. Pudritz, “Evolutionary Tracks of Trapped, Accreting Protoplanets: The Origin of the Observed Mass-Period Relation,” Astrophysical Journal 760 (December 1, 2012): 117.
3. F. S. Masset et al., “Disk Surface Density Transitions as Protoplanet Traps,” Astrophysical Journal 642 (May 1, 2006): 478–87.
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I have some problem with my images on my react project. Indeed I always thought that relative path into src attribute was built on the files architecture
Here my files architecture:
components
file1.jsx
file2.jsx
file3.jsx
container
img
js
...
However I realized that the path is built on the url. In one of my component (for example into file1.jsx) I have this:
localhost/details/2
<img src="../img/myImage.png" /> -> works
localhost/details/2/id
<img src="../img/myImage.png" /> -> doesn't work, images are not displayed
How is it possible to solve this problem? I want that in any form of routes handled by react-router, all images can be displayed with the same path.
Solution 1
In create-react-app relative paths for images don't seem to work. Instead, you can import an image:
import logo from './logo.png' // relative path to image
class Nav extends Component {
render() {
return (
<img src={logo} alt={"logo"}/>
)
}
}
Solution 2
If you used create-react-app to create your project then your public folder is accessible. So you need to add your image folder inside the public folder.
public/images/
<img src="/images/logo.png" />
Solution 3
You're using a relative url, which is relative to the current url, not the file system. You could resolve this by using absolute urls
<img src ="http://localhost:3000/details/img/myImage.png" />
But that's not great for when you deploy to www.my-domain.bike, or any other site. Better would be to use a url relative to the root directory of the site
<img src="/details/img/myImage.png" />
Solution 4
With create-react-app there is public folder (with index.html...). If you place your "myImage.png" there, say under img sub-folder, then you can access them through:
<img src={window.location.origin + '/img/myImage.png'} />
Solution 5
If the image is placed inside the 'src' folder, use the following:
<img src={require('../logo.png')} alt="logo" className="brand-logo"/>
Solution 6
1. Make an images folder inside src(/src/images) And keep your image in it. Then import this image in your component(use your relative path). Like below-
import imageSrc from './images/image-name.jpg';
And then in your component.
<img title="my-img" src={imageSrc} alt="my-img" />
2. Another way is to keep images in public folder and import them using relative path. For this make an image folder in public folder and keep your image in it. And then in your component use it like below.
<img title="my-img" src='/images/my-image.jpg' alt="my-img" />
Both method work but first one is recommended because its cleaner way and images are handled by webpack during build time.
Solution 7
Some older answers din't work, others are good but won't explain the theme, in summary:
If image is in 'public' directory
Example: \public\charts\a.png
In html:
<img id="imglogo" src="/charts/logo.svg" />
In JavaScript:
Create image to new img, dynamically:
var img1 = document.createElement("img");
img1.src = 'charts/a.png';
Set image to existing img with id as 'img1', dynamically:
document.getElementById('img1').src = 'charts/a.png';
If image is in 'src' directory:
Example: \src\logo.svg
In JavaScript:
import logo from './logo.svg';
img1.src = logo;
In jsx:
<img src={logo} />
Solution 8
Adding file-loader npm to webpack.config.js per its official usage instruction like so:
config.module.rules.push(
{
test: /\.(png|jpg|gif)$/,
use: [
{
loader: 'file-loader',
options: {}
}
]
}
);
worked for me.
Solution 9
Import Images in your component
import RecentProjectImage_3 from '../../asset/image/recent-projects/latest_news_3.jpg'
And call the image name on image src={RecentProjectImage_3} as a object
<Img src={RecentProjectImage_3} alt="" />
Solution 10
I have used it this way and it worked perfectly
import Product from "../../images/product-icon.png";
import { Icon } from "@material-ui/core";
<Icon>
<img src={Product} style={{ width: "21px", height: "24px" }} />
</Icon>
Solution 11
A friend showed me how to do this as follows:
"./" works when the file requesting the image (e.g., "example.js") is on the same level within the folder tree structure as the folder "images".
Solution 12
Place the logo in your public folder under e.g. public/img/logo.png and then refer to the public folder as %PUBLIC_URL%:
<img src="%PUBLIC_URL%/img/logo.png"/>
The use of %PUBLIC_URL% in the above will be replaced with the URL of the public folder during the build. Only files inside the public folder can be referenced from the HTML.
Unlike "/img/logo.png" or "logo.png", "%PUBLIC_URL%/img/logo.png" will work correctly both with client-side routing and a non-root public URL. Learn how to configure a non-root public URL by running npm run build.
Solution 13
If your page url contains multiple / then in src go back / count minus 1 times.
For example page url http://localhost:3000/play/game/ then src url must be ../your-image-folder/image-name. And your your-image-folder must be in public folder.
Solution 14
I create my app with create-react-app and I use require instruction if I want to change dynamically my image src:
export const MyComponent = () => {
const [myImg, setMyImg] = useState(require('./path/to/my/img'));
const handleClick = () => {
setMyImg(require('./path/to/other/img'));
}
return (
<div>
<img src={myImg} alt='myImg' />
<button onClick={handleClick}>Click me!<button/>
<div>
)
}
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For example, Japanese hutarí 'two people' is tonic on the last syllable, but the word becomes atonic when it occurs immediately before the verb imásu 'there are', which may be rendered ⟨hutarí᫅ imásu⟩.
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Rh after the murders of Rand and Ayerst he sanctioned the election of Mr. Tilak to the Legislative Council. But "the unreasoning panic into which the Anglo-Indian community was driven by such malicious attacks and its unfortunate success in inflaming the English people, forced the hands of the Secretary of State and Lord Sandhurst had to take measures which, it is beheved, he would never have sanctioned, if he had remained a free agent.* "
So excited were the feelings of the Anglo-Indian community that even "on the brink of a gaping grave giving a peep into the eternity" "the pride of the Europeans left no room in their hearts for better emotions" and persons like Dr. Cawasji Jehangir, once Sheriff of Bombay, were on the occassion of Mr. Rand's burial insulted and refused admission by the police at the cemetery. A Parsi lady who had attended the cemetery for the purpose of putting a wreath on the coffin of Mr. Rand was also not admitted. The threatening speech of Mr. Lamb, the then Collector of Poona, foretelling that people would "find themselves undergoing an experience to which they had not been accustomed" was another straw indicative of the direction of the wind. A punitive police was imposed on the Poona Municipality. Prof. Gokhale, immediately on his return from England and while yet ashore, had to concede "the best part of his attention" to the head of the Bombay Police—the result being a humiliating apology tendered by him to Lord Sandhurst, the Plague Committee and the British Soldiers. Mr. Tilak as the
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Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping is a 2016 American mockumentary musical comedy film directed by Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone and written by and starring Andy Samberg, Taccone, and Schaffer. The trio, collectively known as The Lonely Island, also co-produced the film with Judd Apatow and Rodney Rothman. Sarah Silverman, Tim Meadows, Imogen Poots, Joan Cusack, Maya Rudolph, and Chris Redd appear in supporting roles.
The film was released on June 3, 2016, by Universal Pictures, and became a box-office bomb, grossing just over $9 million against a budget of $20 million. It received positive reviews from critics and has developed a cult following.
Plot
Conner Friel, a musical prodigy, forms a pop rap group dubbed "The Style Boyz" with his childhood friends Lawrence Dunn and Owen Bouchard at a young age. They almost instantly gain fame in the music industry and inspire many of today's musicians, who extol Conner and the group in mock interviews. However, after failing to receive credit for writing Conner's guest verse on a popular single, Lawrence leaves the group.
After the Style Boyz disband, Conner begins a solo act, taking on the name "Conner4Real", with Owen as his DJ. Lawrence begins farming in Colorado after a failed attempt at going solo. Conner's debut album Thriller, Also rockets to the top of the charts, and his fame increases.
In 2015, Conner releases his highly anticipated second album, Connquest. It is universally panned for reasons such as that he wrote every song himself and used hundreds of different producers rather than Owen's original beats. Because of the album's low sales, Conner's manager Harry suggests having Aquaspin, a home appliance manufacturer, sponsor the tour. The company's appliances begin playing Conner's songs when in use, causing a nationwide power outage.
Conner begins his tour, but the shows do not sell as well as he had hoped. Harry suggests they hire up and coming rapper Hunter the Hungry as an opening act, and the ticket sales begin to rise. Conner adds new gimmicks to his act, including a robotic mask for Owen, who feels increasingly ostracized, and publicizes his relationship with actress Ashley Wednesday. But when a trick is botched in Nashville, Conner is exposed naked (without his penis visible) mid-concert and becomes the subject of mockery. Conner's publicist Paula Klein suggests he pull another publicity stunt to deflect attention from his humiliation.
Conner decides to propose to his Ashley on E! with a display including several trained Party Wolves (since a psychic mentioned that Ashley was a wolf in a past life) and a performance by Seal. Seal's vocals agitate the wolves and after Harry tells a Party Wolves handler that he cannot stop the performance, they break loose, mauling the press, the orchestra, and their handlers. Seal fights one of them, claiming his scars are the result of a former wolf attack. Before he can enter the limousine, he gets mauled by an unseen wolf as Conner, Ashley, and Harry flee. A news report states that Seal sued Conner over his latest wolf injuries as Seal's fans and the public castigate Conner. After the incident, Conner and Owen appear as guests on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. The two perform the "Donkey Roll", the Style Boyz's biggest hit, onstage with Fallon filling in for Owen, which is humiliating for Conner and gratifying for Owen.
Later, a news report states that Ashley has broken up with Conner.
Worried about the declining quality of his friend's music in light of low sales and after watching The Parent Trap, Owen sets up a meeting between himself, Conner, and Lawrence in a limousine in the hopes of bringing them back together. The limousine gets mobbed by fans, and the reunion ends poorly when Conner refuses to acknowledge that Lawrence wrote the track that launched his career. As the solo tour progresses, Hunter's career takes off, selling more records than Conner and extending the length of his opening performances.
At one of the concerts, Hunter announces that he will not leave the stage, angering Conner. Conner rushes the stage, but a brawl ensues when Hunter admits that he orchestrated Conner's wardrobe malfunction. Conner demands that Harry fire Hunter as the opener, but when Harry refuses, he discovers that Harry has signed Hunter. Conner fires Harry. Connquest is later knocked off the charts and Aquaspin decides to pull their sponsorship.
Conner's feelings of betrayal by Harry, Seal (now married to Ashley), and a Yelp review on PartyWolves.com spark him to test the loyalty of Owen and his yes men by making them pancakes mixed with dog feces. Owen, offended that Conner considered him among his "lackeys", leaves the crew. After this, and the death of his beloved pet turtle Maximus, Conner sinks into a depression, becomes increasingly erratic, and fights Martin Sheen.
He moves back to Sacremento, living in his mother's house while she is touring with Fall Out Boy. He begins drinking heavily, starts selling childish horse drawings online, and develops a passion for dressage. Checking up on Conner, Paula forces Conner to leave the house and takes him to a club where Owen is performing a DJ set of his own. Under the cloak of the music, Conner understands how poorly he has conducted himself in recent months.
Owen's production skill but lack of singing ability in the set cause Conner and Owen to realize how much they need each other. They reconcile and decide to finally make amends with Lawrence. In Colorado, Conner gives Lawrence his Poppy music award, apologizes, and acknowledges his contributions. It is revealed that Lawrence grows marijuana on his farm, and as the three get high and collaborate in Lawrence's studio, Conner receives news from Paula that a six-minute slot has opened for Conner to perform at the Poppys due to Taylor Swift being arrested for murder. With encouragement from his friends, he decides to both reunite the Style Boyz and continue his work as Conner4Real.
At the Poppys, Hunter is contractually obligated to promote Aquaspin while presenting an award, prompting an argument with Mariah Carey. Harry orders him to find himself a new manager after Hunter insults him backstage. Conner reconciles with Harry and later finds out that the six-minute slot has been shortened to three, forcing him to perform either a Conner4Real song or a Style Boyz song. Conner decides to perform the Style Boyz's new song "Incredible Thoughts" featuring Michael Bolton.
As Hunter leaves in defeat, Conner reflects on the lessons he learned and the value of holding onto relationships after reaching stardom interspersed with such musings as if Lawrence knew a crew member at the Poppys who kissed him and why Deborah, an Aquaspin employee who he had met with previously, was backstage. Conner introduces a new baby turtle named Maximus II before one of the Party Wolves attacks him.
During the credits, the CMZ reporters talk about the Style Boyz getting back together.
Cast
* Andy Samberg as Conner "Kid Conner" Friel / Conner4Real, a pop rap star and former Style Boy.
* Evan Fine as 10-year-old Conner.
* Jorma Taccone as Owen "Kid Contact" Bouchard, a former Style Boy and Conner's current DJ.
* Maxwell Jenkins as 10-year-old Owen.
* Akiva Schaffer as Lawrence "Kid Brain" Dunn, a former Style Boy and songwriter who moved to Colorado and became a farmer following the group's breakup.
* Elliott Smith as 10-year-old Lawrence.
* Sarah Silverman as Paula Klein, Conner's publicist.
* Tim Meadows as Harry Duggins, Conner's manager.
* Maya Rudolph as Deborah, a representative for Aquaspin.
* Joan Cusack as Tilly Friel, Conner's supportive and party-animal mother.
* Imogen Poots as Ashley Wednesday, an actress and Conner's girlfriend.
* Chris Redd as Hunter the Hungry, an underground rapper who tours with Conner.
* Edgar Blackmon and James Buckley as Eddie and Sponge, members of Conner's entourage who serve as his yes men.
The rest of Conner's staff include: Ashley Moore as Sarah, his personal assistant; Bill Hader as Zippy, a roadie; Danny Strong as his perspective manipulator; Will Forte as his bagpipe player; and Justin Timberlake as Tyrus Quash (uncredited), Conner's chef who later dresses as Mr. Fish during the Style Boyz performance at the Poppies.
Will Arnett, Eric André, Mike Birbiglia, and Chelsea Peretti portray CMZ reporters, a parody of TMZ. Kevin Nealon appears as photographer Gary Sikes, and Paul Scheer plays one of the Party Wolves handlers at Conner and Ashley's engagement ceremony who asks Harry to stop Seal's singing as it's driving the wolves crazy. Emma Stone makes an uncredited cameo as Claudia Cantrell, a well-known pop singer who helped kickstart Conner's solo career, and "Weird Al" Yankovic appears as the lead singer of Hammerleg. The wives of Samberg, Taccone, and Schaffer all make brief appearances: Joanna Newsom (Samberg's wife) as Zippy's flatline doctor, Marielle Heller (Taccone's wife) as a member of Conner's documentary crew, and Liz Cackowski (Schaffer's wife) as the Poppies stage manager. Judd Apatow voices one of Conner's fans.
Cameos as themselves
* 50 Cent
* Akon
* ASAP Rocky,
* Big Boy
* Michael Bolton, who joins the Style Boyz in performing "Incredible Thoughts" at the Poppys.
* Win Butler
* Mariah Carey, who praises Conner and his music in a mock interview and later argues with Hunter at the Poppys.
* Régine Chassagne
* Simon Cowell
* Miley Cyrus
* Danger Mouse
* Snoop Dogg, who attends the Poppys while promoting his new TV show Surprise Motherfuckers.
* DJ Khaled
* Jimmy Fallon, who interviews Conner and Owen on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
* Steve Higgins
* Adam Levine
* Nas
* Katy Perry
* Pink
* Behati Prinsloo
* Questlove
* Rihanna
* The Roots
* RZA
* Seal, who performs at Conner's disastrous proposal to Ashley. In the film, Seal's scars are attributed to a previous wolf attack.
* Martin Sheen
* Ringo Starr
* Asa Taccone
* T.I.
* Carrie Underwood
* Usher
* Pharrell Williams
Production
Principal photography on the film began on May 14, 2015, announced by Universal Pictures under the working title Conner4real.
Release
The film was advertised on YouTube the month of its release date. On May 10, 2016, Samberg made an appearance on NBC's The Voice in character as Conner4real to perform "I'm So Humble", alongside judge Adam Levine, and give answers to contestants in a farcical Q&A session. Samberg then made a guest appearance on the season 41 finale of Saturday Night Live, on May 21, 2016. Promoted as a new SNL Digital Short, he appeared in character as Conner4real and debuted a song from the movie ("Finest Girl"). Taccone and Schaffer received guest writing credits for the episode. The Lonely Island also released a video "I'm a Weirdo" to their YouTube channel, featuring Conner4real rapping on the street.
The film was released in the United States on June 3, 2016, and in the United Kingdom on August 26, 2016, by Universal Pictures. It did not get an international release.
Soundtrack
The Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping soundtrack album, performed by the Lonely Island, was released on June 3, 2016, the day of the film's release.
Box office
In the United States, Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping opened on June 3, 2016, alongside Me Before You and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows and was expected to gross around $7 million from 2,311 theaters in its opening weekend. The film grossed $322,000 from its Thursday previews and $1.8 million on its first day. In its opening weekend, the film grossed $4.6 million and finishing 8th at the box office. The film was a box office bomb, grossing just $9.5 million against its $20 million budget.
Critical response
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 79% based on 175 reviews, with an average rating of 6.70/10. The site's critical consensus reads: "Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping updates the rock mockumentary for the 21st century mainstream – and hits many of its low-hanging targets with side-splitting impact." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 68 out of 100, based on 43 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale.
Vince Mancini of Uproxx gave the film a positive review, saying: "It's as stupid as it is relevant, and that layering of humor styles — insightful satire, no-holds-barred vulgarity, irresistible juvenilia, surreal pop art, timeless deadpan — are Popstar‘s hallmark. It's smart, dumb, silly, and gross in all the right ways. I loved it." David Palmer of The Reel Deal gave the film 8/10, calling it the best comedy of 2016 and praised the songs.
Ignatiy Vishnevetsky of The A.V. Club wrote: "No music mockumentary has really managed to reproduce This Is Spinal Tap's comic mojo, but Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping gets closer than most to that subgenre-defining comedy's mix of the dead-on and the over-the-top, even if it tends to go for quantity over quality."
Home media
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping was released on Digital HD on August 16, 2016, and on Blu-ray and DVD on September 13, 2016 by Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. As of June 16, 2017, it had made $1.1 million in home media sales. Shout! Factory released the film on Blu-ray on November 12, 2019, which included the previous special features in a limited edition steelbook case.
Potential sequel
In 2022, Schaffer announced that a sequel to the film is not in the works, but is not off the table.
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Avksenty Tsagareli
Avksenty Tsagareli (Georgian: ავქსენტი ცაგარელი; Russian: Авксентий Цагарели; February 9, 1857 – August 12, 1902) was a Georgian playwright particularly known for his comedies. He was described in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia as "one of the finest representatives of realistic drama."
Tsagareli was born in the village of Digomi (near Tbilisi) and initially studied at a seminary. He worked as an actor from 1878 to 1883 (the period when one of his best known plays, Khanuma, was first staged) and then as an employee of the Transcaucasian Railroad until 1899. In the last two years of his life, he worked as a stage director in Tbilisi, where he died at the age of 45. Tsagareli was married to the Georgian actress Nato Gabunia (1859–1910).
Works
Tsagareli's romantic comedy, Khanuma, first staged in 1882, is still performed today. In 1927 it was adapted as a silent film directed by the Georgian filmmaker Alexander Tsutsunava and in 1978 as a film for Soviet television directed by Georgy Tovstonogov. The play also served as the basis for the libretto of Victor Dolidze's 1919 comic opera, Keto and Kote.
Tsagareli's other works include:
* Other Times Now (1879)
* Tsimbireli (1886)
* You Will Leave With What You Came With (1902)
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GLOBAL MARKETS-Asia stocks gain as China rates tweak lifts investor mood
* MSCI Asia-Pacific index up 1%, Nikkei gains 0.7% * Equities up amid hopes for German stimulus, China rate steps * Safe-havens such as U.S. Treasuries, yen fall back * Oil gains along with equities, OPEC still bearish in outlook * Asian stock markets: tmsnrt.rs/2zpUAr4 By Shinichi Saoshiro TOKYO, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Asian stocks tracked the Wall Street rally on Monday and found an extra tailwind from a move by China’s central bank to change the way a key interest rate benchmark is set, seen by analysts as reducing borrowing costs for companies. The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) on Saturday unveiled key interest rate reforms to help steer borrowing costs lower for companies and support a slowing economy caught in the grip of a bruising trade war with the United States. That move helped Chinese stocks lead regional gains on Monday amid a broadly more upbeat investor mood. Hopes major economies will seek to prop up slowing growth with fresh stimulus have helped ease some of the recessionary fears unleashed in markets last week. “The decline in loan rates bodes well for China’s credit demand and growth outlook in the second half of 2019 to offset the impact of the ongoing trade disputes,” wrote Zhaopeng Xing and Raymond Yeung, economists at ANZ. “However, the reform is unlikely to have a stimulative effect on China’s property markets with the authorities still insisting on tight regulations to prevent the crowding-out effect from high home prices.” In China, the Shanghai Composite Index rose 1.5%. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan gained 1%. Over recent weeks, recession worries - triggered by an inversion in the U.S. bond yield curve - have led to a shakeout in financial markets. That has driven speculation of more support from policy makers, including from the U.S. Federal Reserve which last month cut rates for the first time since the financial crisis. Australian stocks added 0.9%, South Korea’s KOSPI advanced 0.7% and Japan’s Nikkei rose 0.7%. Wall Street shares had rebounded on Friday after a report that Germany’s coalition government was prepared to set aside its balanced budget rule in order to take on new debt and launch stimulus steps to counter a possible recession. The yen, a gauge of risk sentiment due to its perceived status as a safe haven, weakened for its third successive session. The Japanese currency last traded at 106.375 per dollar, having pulled back from a seven-month peak near 105.000 reached a week ago when events including unrest in Hong Kong and a meltdown in Argentina’s markets triggered a fresh bout of anxiety in markets already shaken by the U.S.-China trade war. “Sentiment in the markets appeared headed for a one-way rout, but policy hopes following reports of the German stimulus have helped halt the steady deterioration,” said Ayako Sera, senior market strategist at Sumitomo Mitsui Trust. “As for steps by China, it needs to be understood that the latest measures are geared towards markets which are already regulated extensively. But China’s latest move should nevertheless provide the market with relief.” Elsewhere in currencies, the dollar index against a basket of six major currencies hovered near a two-week high of 98.339 climbed on Friday. The index was supported as U.S. Treasury yields bounced back from recent lows in the wake of German stimulus hopes. The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield stood at 1.582%, having pulled away from a three-year trough of 1.475% marked last week in the wake of global slowdown fears. Falling yields last week caused the two-year/10-year Treasury curve to invert for the first since 2007, a phenomenon widely regarded as a recession signal that puts the Federal Reserve interest rate deliberations into focus. “This week’s main event is the Jackson Hole symposium and Fed Chairman (Jerome) Powell’s speech,” said Junichi Ishikawa, senior FX strategist at IG Securities in Tokyo. Powell will deliver a speech on Friday at an annual meeting of central bankers in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. “What Powell has to say is in focus as the discrepancy remains between what he said on interest rates and what the markets have come to expect the Fed will do,” Ishikawa said. Powell said after the Fed lowered rates in July that the easing was not the start of a series of cuts. But market expectations for the Fed to cut rates by another 25 basis points at the next policy meeting in September has topped 80%. The euro was steady at $1.1092 while the Australian dollar was effectively flat at $0.6780. Brent crude oil futures gained 1% to $59.22 per barrel, following in the tracks of improved equity markets, with an ebb in recession concerns curbing fears of weak global demand for commodities. The longer-term outlook for the crude market remained sombre, however, with OPEC on Friday providing a bearish outlook for oil for the rest of 2019. (Editing by Shri Navaratnam and Sam Holmes)
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Ex-CME Software Engineer Yang Indicted for Theft of Trade Secrets
A former senior software engineer
for CME Group Inc. (CME) was charged with allegedly stealing source
code from the Chicago company while at the same time pursuing
plans to improve an electronic-trading exchange in China. Chunlai Yang, who was arrested in July, was charged with
two counts of theft of trade secrets in an indictment by a
federal grand jury returned today, the U.S. Justice Department
said. Yang 48, is free on a $500,000 bond, the U.S. said. No
arraignment date has been set. The U.S. claims Yang downloaded more than 1,000 computer
files containing CME computer source code from December 8, 2010,
to June 30, 2011, related to the company’s Globex electronic
trading platform. The U.S. alleged Yang transferred the files to
his home computer via a flash drive and negotiated to provide
source code to the Zhangjiagang, China , chemical electronic
trading exchange. “CME Group brought this matter to the attention of federal
authorities and fully cooperated with the investigation,”
Patrick J. Fitzgerald, U.S. Attorney in Chicago, said in a
statement. “This case is an excellent example of how law
enforcement and corporations can work together to protect trade
secrets.” Two Partners Yang will plead not guilty, his attorney, Edward Genson,
said in a telephone interview today. “He was not involved in downloading any documents other
than for work use,” Genson said. The U.S. claims that Yang was involved in developing with
two partners a business called Gateway, which would increase the
trading volume at the Zhangjiagang exchange. “Defendant Yang expected that Gateway would provide the
Zhangjiagang Exchange with technology to allow for high trading
volume, high trading speeds, and multiple trading functions,”
according to the indictment. “Yang was to become Gateway’s
president.” These claims are “specious,” Genson said. “There was a
business but it involved real estate.” The source codes at CME
were “incompatible for use in China,” he said. Each count of theft of trade secrets carries a maximum
penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine, the U.S.
said. The case is U.S. v. Yang, 11-CR-458, U.S. District Court,
Northern District of Illinois (Chicago). To contact the reporter on this story:
Margaret Cronin Fisk in Southfield, Michigan ,
at [email protected] . To contact the editor responsible for this story:
Michael Hytha at [email protected] .
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Couple Using Bucket For Collecting Water Leakage From Ceiling And Calling Plumber On Cellphone
Preventing Plumbing Emergencies: How Repiping Can Save You Time and Money
Most homeowners know that preventative service can help save money down the road. For instance, an HVAC system that is properly maintained will last for years more than one that is not. Regular drain cleaning can prevent unsightly sewer backups. However, most people don’t realize that repairing a home can be the best way to prevent emergency plumbing services. Do you have a home with older plumbing? Are you concerned about facing an emergency plumbing issue? Take a minute to learn more about how repiping your home can save you money and a lot of unneeded frustration.
Your Pipes May Be Aging
To start, you need to understand that your pipes aren’t made to last forever. While they can last for decades, by the end of 40 to 50 years, pipes are starting to inch closer to replacement. Copper pipes and galvanized steel can last longer, but just because a pipe has a certain lifespan doesn’t mean it will make it. Poor water quality, heavy water, regular chemical cleaner use, or other plumbing issues can cause your pipes to give out earlier than they should. Don’t wait until a pipe bursts and covers your home in water; if you know that your pipes are starting to age, get ahead of the problem and repipe them.
Piping Material May be Outdated
While checking your pipes, pay close attention to the material they are made from. Homes with plumbing systems that were installed in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s often have pipes crafted out from polybutylene. While this is better than lead due to the potential for poisoning, polybutylene is not as sturdy and will often need to be replaced sooner than others.
Repiping Lets You Restore Water Pressure Within Your Home
One of the surprising benefits of repiping your plumbing system is that you may correct water pressure issues in your home in the process. There are a lot of reasons why you may have water pressure within your home, from issues with the city water supply to a leaking pipe. However, if these are not the cause, then there is a good chance that your pipes are the problem. Older pipes often start to flake and corrode. This will reduce the water pressure within your home. If this happens along the main line then the water may be leaking into your yard. Once you repipe this line, you will be amazed by how much the water pressure in your home increases.
You Can Avoid Plumbing Emergencies
Finally, the largest reason to repipe your pipes is that doing so will help you avoid an untimely plumbing emergency. Water damage leads to mold growth, so it is best for your budget and your home not to end up dealing with either. Newer piping materials, like PEX and copper piping, are great options for homeowners. However, before making any final decision, it is a good idea to talk to your local plumber. If you are concerned about repiping, talk to a knowledgeable plumbing company like Mountain Valley of Bozeman, MT.
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Fairmont Le Montreux Palace
Fairmont Le Montreux Palace is a luxury hotel located on the shores of Lake Geneva at Avenue Claude Nobs 2, in the city of Montreux in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, and managed by Michael Smithuis. Built in 1906, the hotel is a member of the Swiss Deluxe Hotels and Historic Hotels Worldwide. The hotel is part of Fairmont Hotels and Resorts. The Fairmont chain has been part of the AccorHotels group since 2016.
History
Tourism took off in the 1850s, and by the end of the 19th century, in 1881, two Swiss pioneers from Montreux Alexandre Emery and Ami Chessex bought the Hotel du Cygne (built in 1837). In 1895 they founded the company Le Montreux Palace & Cygne.
Swiss architect Eugène Jost built the Palace in a record time of 18 months and the hotel opened on March 19, 1906. The new hotel connected to the original Hotel du Cygne comprises a Salon de Musique, a Grand Hall and richly decorated ballrooms. The new Palace offering heating, electricity and private bathrooms with hot and cold running water was considered a modern hotel; Distinguished guests from all over the world including European aristocrats, Russian princes, New York bankers, and maharajahs came to the Palace. Entertainment was offered in the afternoon and evening in the theater, ballrooms and music salon.
A sports hall was built in 1911 to entertain guests during the day: The Pavillon, housed a tea room, a skating rink and a shooting range, tennis tournaments took place on the lawn.
World War I: the hotel was used as a hospital to shelter wounded French and British Allied soldiers. After the war, in the 1920s, Montreux regained its former glory with the return of the rich and famous. In 1928, the Montreux Palace took part in the foundation of The Luxury Hotels of Europe and Egypt association.
On 20 July 1936, the important Montreux Convention Regarding the Regime of the Straits treaty (a peace pact between Greece, Turkey, England, France and Russia), was signed at the Montreux Palace in the Salle des Fêtes. Five hundred diplomats invited by the Turkish Republic arrived at the Palace on 23 June 1936. The pact signed on 20 July at 10pm is recalled by a plaque in one of the salons.
During World War II, tourism receded and the hotel was used as a hospital again.
Since then, the palace has been listed as a cultural property of national importance in Switzerland so as to be preserved.
Guests
Since its opening, the hotel has welcomed celebrities; exiled Richard Strauss composed his Four Last Songs at the Palace, Vladimir Nabokov lived in the hotel for the last seventeen years of his life, and since the first season of the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1966, many renowned musicians have stayed at the Montreux Palace.
The hotel's Belle époque decor was selected for some film sequences by Peter Ustinov (Lady L - 1964), The BBC and Luc Besson productions (Kiss of the Dragon - 2001).
The hotel continues to be the venue for conferences, in May 2019, the Fairmont Le Montreux Palace hosted the Bilderberg Meeting. <!--1897 – Theater star Sarah Bernhardt stays at the Cygne on May 1.
1947 – Richard Strauss spends the winter months in the Montreux Palace and writes "Im Abendrot", the first of his Vier letzten Lieder.
1961 – After writing Lolita, the Russian novelist Vladimir Nabokov takes up residence in the Cygne wing where he lives until his death in 1977. The Palace celebrates in 1999 the 100th birth date of Vladimir Nabokov in attendance of his son Dimitri and a Russian delegation from Moscow. A bronze statue of the writer is offered to the Palace by the artist Alexander Rukavishnikov and the Mayor of Moscow, Yu. Luzhkov.
1964 – Sir Peter Ustinov’s movie Lady L, starring Sophia Loren, David Niven and several other stars is filmed in the Montreux Palace.
1966 – First Montreux Jazz Festival. Every year, a host of world-renowned artists stays at the Montreux Palace, such as B.B. King, Miles Davis, Georges Benson, Al Jarreau, James Brown, Herbie Hancock, Eric Clapton and many more.
1969 – Mel Stuart is filming its film If it’s Tuesday, this must be Belgium about a group of Americans traveling through Europe in 18 days.
1978 – Freddie Mercury stays for several days for the recording of his album Jazz
1981 – The film The magic mountain, based on a novel of Thomas Mann, is being filmed in the hotel with famous actors such as Curd Jürgens, Charles Aznavour et Marie-France Pisier.
1982 – Freddie Mercury stayed again at the hotel during the recording of the album Hot Space.
1985 – For the recording of the album A Kind of Magic ”, Freddie Mercury came back at the end of the year and stayed several weeks.
1990 – In April the Grand Prix Ferrari is being held with 150 cars and a gala dinner at the hotel.
1995 – The BBC is filming an adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel Tender is the night at the Palace. Mikhail Gorbachev and his wife Raissa stay at the Palace during a meeting of the Green Cross International foundation. Further stays follow with their family.
1997 – Michael Jackson stays for two weeks in the Tower Suite in January while recording a new song at the Mountain Studios in Montreux.
The hotel welcomes the German tennis player Boris Becker.
1999 – Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, Henry Kissinger, John Major and Lee Kuan Yew are guest speakers for the Top to Top conference of PEPSICO.
2000 – The French production company of Luc Besson uses the Palace for 10 days in November for scenes for his new film Kiss of the Dragon with Jet Li and Bridget Fonda. The American soul singer Lionel Richie stays at the Palace during the Montreux Jazz Festival.
2002 – The Grand Prix Ferrari is again being hold with a gala dinner at the hotel. Jamiroquai and David Bowie stay at the hotel during the Montreux Jazz Festival.
2004 – At the occasion of the "Panda Ball" from WWF, the hotel had the honor to welcome Queen Noor of Jordan with her daughter.
During the Montreux Jazz Festival, the hotel had the visit of Seal, Carlos Santana and Band, Patti La Belle, Dido, B.B. King.
2005 – Stars such as The Corrs, David Sanborn and Roberta Flack are among the famous guests of the hotel. Michael Gorbachev revisits the hotel as a guest.
2006 – During the Montreux Jazz Festival, the hotel had the pleasure to welcome artists like Salomon Burke, B.B. King, Carlos Santana, Shania Twain and many more.
2007 – The hotel had the honor to welcome Prince Albert of Monaco at the occasion of the "Panda Ball" from WWF. Musicians such as The Corrs, David Sanborn, Seal, Van Morrisson, Prince, Norah Jones stayed at the hotel during the Montreux Jazz Festival.
2008 – International stars such as Quincy Jones, Nana Mouskouri, Petula Clark, Alicia Keys, Mick Hucknall and many more stayed at the hotel during the Montreux Jazz Festival.
2009 – During the Montreux Jazz Festival, the hotel had the pleasure to welcome many stars such as Quincy Jones, B.B. King, Lily Allen, Grace Jones, Prince and many more.
2010 – Bryan Ferry, Norah Jones, Gary Moore, Angélique Kidjo and many more famous artists are staying at the hotel during the Montreux Jazz Festival.
The XIII Summit of the Francophonie was held in Montreux in October 2010. More than 30 head of States, including Nicolas Sarkozy stayed at the hotel during this important summit. The official gala diner of the summit took place at the Salle des Congrès of the hotel.
2011 – During the Montreux Jazz Festival, artists such as Liza Minnelli, B.B. King, Tommy LiPuma, George Benson, Ricky Martin, Nathalie Cole, Sting, Paul Simon and many more stayed at the hotel.
The hotel participated ib the Swiss Hotel Film Award. The awards took place on the 25th in August in Zurich with over 500 guests. The hotel won the Public prize for the film "Stille Post" by the cineaste Alejandro Gasser.
2012 – During the Tennis Davis Cup in Fribourg in February 2012, Stanislas Wawrinka and Roger Federer stayed at the hotel.
Katie Melua, Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, Bobby McFerrin, Nile Rodgers, Herbert Grönemeyer, Lana del Rey, Anastacia are just a few artists who were guests at the hotel during the Montreux Jazz Festival in July 2012.
2013 – During the Montreux Jazz Festival the hotel hosted several stars, such as Leonard Cohen, Prince, Sting, Joe Cocker, Dandy Crawford.
2014 – In January 2014 the Syrian Peace Talk Conference was held at the hotel with more than 35 foreign delegations and their minister, such as John Kerry (USA) and Sergei Lawrow (Russia) with UNO General Secretary Ban Ki-moon and Federal President Didier Burkhalter as host.
Chris Rea, Pharrell Williams, Robert Plant, Amy MacDonald and many more, stayed at the hotel during Montreux Jazz Festival.
2015 – In March 2015 the American delegation including John Kerry stayed at the hotel for the Iran Nuclear Discussions.
During the Montreux Jazz Festival, the hotel hosted again some well known musicians, such as Lionel Richie, Santana, Herbie Hancock, Melody Gardot, George Benson.
2016 – John McLaughlin, Patti Smith, PJ Harvey, Quincy Jones, Neil Young, Deep Purple and many more artists stayed at the hotel during the 50th Montreux Jazz Festival.
2017 – In July 2017, Quincy Jones, the Pet Shop Boys, Tom Jones, Grace Jones, Bryan Ferry, Brian Wilson, George Benson are a few of the artists who stayed at the hotel during the Montreux Jazz Festival.-->
The hotel
Modernized and redecorated over the years, the hotel, with views over the lake and the Alps, offers:
* 236 rooms and suites (some named after preferred guests like the Quincy Jones suite),
* 15 meeting rooms and ballrooms,
* 2000 m2 Spa with indoor pool, outdoor pool, treatment rooms, hammam, sauna, Jacuzzi, beauty salon, fitness,
* Shops, laundry service, valet, hairdresser.
The hotel offers 6 venues – plus 24-hour in-room dining:
* La Palmeraie where breakfast is served every day as well as the Sunday brunch,
* The Montreux Jazz Café inspired by the atmosphere of the Montreux Jazz Festival,
* The Lounge Bar where snacks, hot drinks and refreshments are served,
* The MP'S Bar & Grill offering pieces of meat, fish and seafood,
* La Terrace offering a view of Lake Geneva with Italian and Mediterranean specialties, open in summer only,
* The Funky Claude's Bar offers cocktails accompanied by a simple restoration and live concerts,
* The Willow Stream Café is part of the Willow Stream Spa and serves healthy food all year round.
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